Patrick Tjungurrayi
Patrick Tjungurrayi was born at Yalangerri near Jupiter Well, Patrick Olodoodi walked from his traditional country into the old Balgo Mission and worked on the housing at the new Balgo site. He was involved in building the stone houses and the church in which on, he married Miriam Olodoodi.
Patrick Tjungurrayi is a senior law man and is responsible for upholding the traditional ceremonies for the country around Balgo, Kiriwrrkurra and Kintore in the western desert. Patrick commenced painting painting in the early 1980's and is diligent and proficient painter
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Collections:
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Holmes a' Court Collection
- South Australian Museum, Adelaide
- Artbank
Exhibitions:
- 1993 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- 1997 Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
- 1997 Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
- 1997 Utopia Art, Sydney
- 1998, 2000, 2001 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
- 1999 Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- 2000 Subiaco, Western Australia
- 2000 Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- 2001 Palm Beach, Florida, USA
- 2001 Chapman Gallery, Canberra
- 2001 Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs
- 2001 Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
- 2002 Thornquest Gallery, Gold Coast
- 2002 Coomalie Cultural Centre, Batchelor
- 2002 Art Mob Aboriginal Fine Art, Tasmania
- 2002 Fremantle Art Centre, Perth
Awards:
- Western Australia's Indigenous Art Award
Central Art Exhibitions:
Source: Aboriginal Artists dictionary of biographies, writen by Janusz B Kreczmanski and Margo Birnberg
Artist: Patrick Tjungurrayi
Skin Name: Tjungurrayi
Language: Kukatja/ Pintupi
Region: Balgo
Vendor: Central Art
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