 Region: Jupiter Well - Western Australia, Walungurru (Kintore) Northern Territory
Language Group: Pintupi
C 1947
Born near Kiwirrkurra in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia, George Tjungurrayi commenced painting in about 1976 for Papunya Tula artists. George Tjungurrayi 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 the magazine’ Australian Art Collector.
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