Victor Jupurrurla Simons b. 1945

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist and leading figure in the Lajamanu community (NT), which he represented for the Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
Name
Victor Jupurrurla Simons
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • ATSIC ( Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) representative (ANZSIC code: 7510)
Birth date
1945
Birth place
Yartula-yartula, the Granites, NT, Yarturlu-yarturlu (Yartalu Yartalu) (The Granites), NT
Active Period
  • c.1986-
Residence
  • 1948- Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yarturlu-yarturlu (Yartalu Yartalu) (The Granites), NT
Dreaming
  • Ngurlu, Bush Seeds
  • Laju, 'witchetty in gumtree'
  • Pirlarla
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary