Tjumpo Tjapanangka b. c.1930

  • Artist (Painter)
Prominent Kukatja artist who began painting in Balgo (WA) in 1986. His paintings are typically large in scale and powerful in design. His work is held in major public and private collections.
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Name
Tjumpo Tjapanangka
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Waterlander Breakaway, WA, Waterlander Breakaway, WA?
Birth note
'in the bush' probably near Waterlander Breakaway, WA
Death date
23 January 2007
Death note
information supplied by Warlayirti Artists
Active Period
  • 1986 - 2006
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Lake Mackay, WA
  • Karnapilya, WA
Dreaming
  • Water
  • Tingari
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kukatja
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA

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