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Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi

1928 – 1998

Australian indigenous artist

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Lived 1928 – 1998 (aged 69–70). Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi was an Australian painter.

Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungarrayi (c. 1928 or 1924 – 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 Territory. 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.

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

MAGNT (Kurrkati – Goanna Dreaming 1972 and Old Man Dreaming 1974) NGA (Five Women in the Kalipinypa Rain Dreaming Country 1972 NGV (5 works, including Snake and water dreaming, and Tingarri dreaming at Palintja) Queensland Art Gallery (Tingari men running towards Marrapinta 1984) Kerry Stokes Collection (Eaglehawk dreaming 1998)

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Important facts

Born
1928
Birth century
Died
1998
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Nationality
Also known as
Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurai, Yala Yala Gibson Tjungarai, Yella Yella Gibbs Tjungarrayi, Yala Yala Gibbs

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi?

Australian indigenous artist (1928–1998)

When was Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi born?

Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi was born in 1928.

When did Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi die?

Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi died in 1998.

What was Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi's occupation?

Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi was a painter.

What nationality was Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi?

Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi

· Wikidata: Q98983085

· DBpedia: Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi

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