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[ paintings
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George Tjungurrayi
| Born: |
1947 |
| People: |
Pintupi |
| Language: |
Pintupi |
| Area: |
Central & Western Desert |
George (Hairbrush) Tjungurrayi was born in the remote desert area of Kiwirrkura, Western Australia in 1947 and began painting in 1976 whilst living in West Camp, Papunya, together with his older brother Willy Tjungurrayi, also a well known Aboriginal artist.
George’s paintings often depict the Tingari dreaming cycle and sacred sites from his ancestral land. George was voted “The most collectable artist” by Australian Art Collector magazine.
Exhibitions
| 1990, 1996 |
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs |
| 1992, 1994 |
Dreamtime Gallery, Broadbeach |
| 1993, 1995 |
Chapman Gallery, Canberra |
| 1994 |
Gallerie Australis, Adelaide |
| 1995 |
Australia Now: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands. |
| 1995 |
Groninger Museum, The Netherlands |
| 1995, 1996 |
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs |
| 1995 |
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory |
| 1996, 1998 |
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
Utopian Gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 |
"Dreampower", Adelaide |
| 2000 |
Papunya Tula: Genesis & Genius, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. |
| 2001 |
Pintupi, Alice Springs |
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Collections
- Artbank, Sydney
- Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
- Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
- Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
- Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Paris, France
- National Gallery of Victoria,
Melbourne
- Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- University of Virginia, USA
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