Yumpululu Tjungarrayi b. c.1930

Also known as Yumpalulu Tjungurrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Emerged as a distinctive figure in the Papunya Tula painting movement in about 1980. Yumpululu was born in Pintupi country, as a child travelling with his family between Jupiter Well and Kiwirrkurra living in the traditional way.
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Name
Yumpululu Tjungarrayi
Also known as Yumpalulu Tjungurrayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth note
Pintupi country
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1980
Residence
  • Jupiter Well, WA
  • c.1982- Kintore, NT
  • c.1980 - c.1982 Papunya, NT
  • c.1994 Kiwirrkura, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
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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