Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungarrayi (c. 1928[1] or 1924[2] – 1998) was a Pintupi-speaking Indigenous Australian artist. He was born at Iltuturunga, south-west of Lake Macdonald, in the Western Desert, close to the border of Western Australia and the Northern Terriitory.[3] In 1963, together with his family he moved to Papunya in the Northern Territory. Tjungarrayi was one of the first group of artists painting in the Papunya Tula cooperative from its beginnings in 1971.[3] His wife was Ningura Napurrla, another Papunya Tula artist.[3] He was a custodian of Pintupi sacred ceremonies and sites.[4]

Collections

Works of his are held in the following art galleries/collections:

References

  1. ^ "Yala Yala Tjungurrayi". DAAO.
  2. ^ National Museum of Australia. "National Museum of Australia – Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi". www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Tjungarrayi, Yala Yala Gibbs. "Five Women in the Kalipinypa Rain Dreaming Country [Untitled (No.39)]". Item held by National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi". Gallery Gondwana. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ Scholes, L., ed. (2017). tjungunutja From having come together. Darwin, NT: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. p. 227.
  6. ^ a b c Perkins, H (2000). Fink, H. (ed.). Papunya Tula Genesis and Genius. Art Gallery of New South Wales with Papunya Tula Artists' Company. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-7347-6306-8.
  7. ^ Tjungarrayi, Yala Yala Gibbs. "Wirrpi (Near Lake Macdonald)". Item held by National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

External links

Authority control databases
Central and Western Desert art
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