Tjapaltjarri Warlimpirrnga b. c.1958

  • Artist
Tjapaltjarri was based in country west of Lake Mackay before arriving at Kiwirrkura (WA) in 1984. He began painting for Papunya Tula Artists a few years later with great success, having his first ever 11 paintings acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria. His work is represented in major collections in Australia and overseas.
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Name
Tjapaltjarri Warlimpirrnga
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Birth date
c.1958
Birth place
near Kiwirrkura, WA
Birth note
a hillside east of present-day Kiwirrkura, WA
Active Period
  • c.April 1987 -
Residence
  • c.1984 - Kiwirrkura, WA
Training
  • c.1987 - Papunya Tula Artists, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kanapilya
  • Marawa
Dreaming
  • Tingari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT

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Roles
  • Artist
Periods active
  • c.April 1987 -
  • c.April 1987-
Residences
  • c.1984 - Kiwirrkura, WA
  • c.1984- Kiwirrkura, WA
Copyright agents
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT
Trainings
  • c.1987 - Papunya Tula Artists, NT
  • c.1987- Papunya Tula Artists, NT
Heritage countries
  • Kanapilya
  • Marawa
  • Kanapilya
  • Marawa
Indigenous notes