George Tjungarayi
D.O.B
c.1945
Birthsite
Mukula nr. Kiwirrkurra W.A.
Language
Ngaatjatjarra/Pintupi
Historical
George and his family walked to Papunya via Mount Doreen and Yuendumu in 1960. He is the older brother of Willy Tjungarrayi. He has lived at various locations including,Yai Yai Creek,Warawa, and Mt Liebig George now resides at Kintore with his family. He is the younger brother of Naata and Nancy Nungarrayi.
Painting
George began painting at Papunya around 1977, since then his painting style has focussed on the subject of Tingari,the sacred designs that relate to the activities of ancestral beings.The locations of these activities remain as important ceremony sites for the Pintupi peple. These sites include Wala Wala, Kiwirrkura, Kulkuta, Karku, Kilpina and Wilkinkarra (Lake MacKay).
