George Tjungurrayi
George Tjungurrayi ("nick-name Hairbrush") was born c.1947 near Kiwirrkurra, in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia.
George Tjungurrayi commenced painting in c.1976 for Papunya Tula Aboriginal Art Movement. His older brother, Willy Tjungurrayi, is also a very well-known Pintupi artist.
George often depicts in his paintings specific sacred sites located in his ancestral country, which are associated with the Tingari Cycle of creation Dreaming stories.
He was voted "the most collectable artist", by magazine, Australian Art Collector.
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Collections:
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
- Groninger Museum, The Netherlands
- Kelton Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
- Artbank, Sydney
- University of Virginia, USA
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanien, Paris, France
Exhibitions:
- 1990, 1996, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
- 1992, 1994, Dreamtime Gallery, Broadbeach
- 1993, 1995, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
- 1994, Gallerie Australis, Adelaide
- 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
- 2001, Pintupi, Alice Springs
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Source: Kreczmanski, Janusz B & Birnberg, Margo (eds.): Aboriginal Artists: Dictionary of Biographies: Central Desert, Western Desert & Kimberley Region (JB Publishing Australia, Marleston, 2004)
Artist: George Tjungurrayi
Skin Name: Tjungurrayi/Jungarai
Language: Pintupi
Region: Kintore
Vendor: Central Art
Dreaming: Tingari cycle of creation Dreaming stories
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