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Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

b. 1950

Australian Aboriginal artist

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About Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Born 1950. Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri is an Australian painter and artist.

Global influence Tjapaltjarri's work is held in several major public collections across Australia, such as in the National Gallery in Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Glowing appraisal by critic Randall Kennedy garnered attention.

In September 2016, one of his paintings sold for Β£167,000 at Sotheby's in London. October 2016, he had his first solo exhibition in the United States, at the Salon 94 gallery in New York City.

In March 2019, the Netflix series After Life, made by Ricky Gervais, featured a copy of one of Tjapaltjarri's paintings which had been made by an artist commissioned to do so for a props company in 1999. Gervais' company agreed to pay compensation for using the copy of the work, a 1987 work entitled Tingarri Dreaming, as well as a fee for use of the work in season two of the series.

The music of Australian composer Newton Armstrong's 2020 album "The Way to Go Out" was influenced by Tjapaltjarri's paintings. "Armstrong's project recreates this "dense and mesmerising" quality in sound, and finds an ingenious correspondence for Tjapaltjarri's great sense of focus and local detail."

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Born
1950, Kiwirrkurra Community, Gibson Desert
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Spouse
Yalti Napangati

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri?

Australian Aboriginal artist

When was Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri born?

Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri was born in 1950 in Kiwirrkurra Community, Gibson Desert.

What is Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri's occupation?

Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri is a painter and artist.

What nationality is Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri?

Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri is Australian.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Β· Wikidata: Q12860109

Β· DBpedia: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

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