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.
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