Willy Tjungarrayi b. c.1930

Also known as Willie Tjungurrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 and after three decades is one of the most senior Pintupi men painters.
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Name
Willy Tjungarrayi
Also known as Willie Tjungurrayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Patjantja, south-west of Lake Mackay, WA
Active Period
  • c.1976-
Residence
  • 1994 Kintore, NT
  • c.1950- Papunya, NT
  • c.1955 - c.1959 Haasts Bluff, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Patjantja
  • Tjitikulpa
  • Yumari
  • Malka
  • Warrabri
  • Tjukurla, WA
  • Kulkuta
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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