Born:                    14.12.1946
 Died:                    21.6.2003
 Region:                  Central Arnhem Land
 Community:               Ramingining
 Language Bloc:           Yolngu
 Language:                Ganalbingu
 Local Group (clan):      Gurrumba Gurrumba
 Social Affiliations:     Yirritja moiety, Bulany subsection. 

Medium/ Form:           Bark painting, ochres on bark, ochres on arches rives paper, carved and painted

                                    hollow log coffin. Dupun, carving.

Family:                        Wives Annette Gorkarr, Judy Djinmaliya, Sister Dorothy Djukulul (Dec’d), brothers

                                    George Milpurrurru (Dec’d), Charlie Djurritjini

Collections:           

Artbank, Sydney. Milingimbi Collection, MECA, Milingimbi Educational and Cultural Association. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.  Museum of Contemporary Art, Arnott’s Collection, Sydney. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Exhibitions:          

1982, Aboriginal Art at the Top, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin.

1990, Spirit in Land, Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land, National Gallery of Victoria

1994, Power of the Land, Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria

2000, Australian Heritage Commission’s 5th National Indigenous Art Award

Select Bibliography:

Altman, J., and Cook, P., 1982, Aboriginal Art at the Top, exhib. cat., Maningrida Literature Production Centre, Maningrida.

Ryan, J., 1990, Spirit in Land, exhib. cat., National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.