Theo Brown Tjapaltjarri b. c.1940

Also known as Theo Brown
  • Artist (Painter)
Western Arrente artist who, after living for a period at Mbunghara, returned to Papunya and began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1980s. His work was included in the 1988/9 "Dreamings" exhibition, which toured the USA, and is distinctive for its smoky effects.
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Name
Theo Brown Tjapaltjarri
Also known as Theo Brown
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1940
Death date
c.1988
Active Period
  • c.1984-
Residence
  • Mbunghara outstation, NT (near Glen Helen station )
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Mereenie
Dreaming
  • Blue Butterfly
  • Katjutarri, Tuber
  • Lizard
  • Witchetty Grub
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Western Arrente
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT

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References [<ExternalResource: Johnson, V. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7url:, .>, <ExternalResource: Johnson, V. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7.>] [<ExternalResource: Johnson, V. (2008), 'Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists', IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT ISBN 978 1 86465 090 7url:, .>]