Dr George Tjapaltjarri



One of Australia's "Grand Old Men" of Aboriginal Art






Dr George Tjapaltjarri
"Tingari"
Cat No. A6522
Size = 275 x 184 cm.
Acrylic on linen





Dr George Tjapaltjarri
"Tingari"
Cat No. A6524
Size = 124 x 175 cm.
Acrylic on linen



Dr George Tjapaltjarri
"Tingari"
Cat No. A6742
Size = 118 x 248 cm.
Acrylic on linen






Dr George Tjapaltjarri


Born:                   c. 1935
Region:                 Western Desert
Community Centre:       Kintore
Outstation or Country:  Kilingya, west of Jupiter Well, Karinyarra, west of Kintore.
Language Bloc:          Western Desert
Language:               Pintupi
Social Affiliations:    Tjapaltjarri subsection

Medium/ Form:           Acrylic paint on canvas

Subjects and Themes:    Tingari

Collections:	
Aboriginal Art Museum, The Netherlands. 
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Select Exhibitions:
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2000 - Recent Paintings by Walala Tjapaltjarri and 'Dr' George Tjapaltjarri, 
Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW; Lines - Fire-Works Gallery, 
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld; Landmarks, Brisbane Powerhouse, Dar Festival, QLD. 
1999 - Tingari Cycle, Fire-Works Gallery, Brisbane, QLD; Painting the Desert 
Alliance Francaise de Canberra & French Embassy; 'Dr' George Tjapaltjarri, 
Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs N.T. 
1998 - Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri and 'Dr' George Tjapaltjarri, Coo-ee Aboriginal 
Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW; Tingari Cycle - Paintings of the Pintupi, Gallery 
Gondwana, N.T; Tingari - My Dreaming, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, W.A. 
1989 - Mythscapes, Aboriginal Art of the Desert, National Gallery of Victoria. 
1988 - Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld. 

Select Bibliography:
Johnson, V., 1994, The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman
House, East Roseville, New South Wales. (C) 

Ryan, J., 1989, Mythscapes Aboriginal Art of the Desert from the National
Gallery of Victoria, exhib. cat., National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. (C)

Notes.
Dr George emerged from the desert in 1964, where he had led the traditional 
nomadic life. He is recognised amongst his tribe as an Aboriginal Doctor 
and is attached to Kintore Clinic.







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