Yala Yala Tjungurrayi b. c.1925

Also known as Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurai, Yala Yala Gibson Tjungarai, Yella Yella Gibbs Tjungarrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
One of the classic exponents of the Pintupi style of western desert painting, Yala Yala was an authority amongst the senior Pintupi men on ceremonial matters in the region around his traditional homelands and one of the original Papunya Tula Artists.
Name
Yala Yala Tjungurrayi
Also known as:
  • Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurai
  • Yala Yala Gibson Tjungarai
  • Yella Yella Gibbs Tjungarrayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1925
Birth place
west of Lake McDonald, QLD
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • c.1971 - c.1997
Residence
  • c.1981 - c.1994 Kintore, NT
  • Muntardi, WA
  • Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • areas south-east of Kiwirrkura, WA
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists