George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi

DOB: C.1947
REGION KIWIKURRA, W.A.
LANGUAGE PINTUPI

About Artist:
George Hairbrush Tjungarrayi was born "in the bush" in Pintupi country across the Western Australia. His elder brother Willy Tjungurrayi is also an established artist from the Papunya group. George and his family lived the traditional Aboriginal life prior to their contact with white people. George began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 and continued painting while residing around the area. His ancestral country covers the sites around Kiwirrkura, Lake Mackay, Kulkuta, Karku, Ngaluwinyamana and Kilpinya to the north-west of Kintore across the West Australian border. George paints the Tingari stories for this region.

George was a finalist in the Wynne Prize 2007 and in 2003 was voted as one of the "50 Most
Collectable artists by Australian Art Collector magazine.

Collections
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
Groninger Museum, Groningen Museum of Victoria, Melbourne.
Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Perth.
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin.
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, Paris.
Artbank, Sydney.
Solo Exhibitions
1997 Utopia Art, Sydney.
1998 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.
2002 Utopia Art, Sydney.
2003 "Paintings from Mamultjulkulnga and Kirrimalunya", Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne.