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GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI (born circa 1955)
Acrylic on Belgian linen
183 x 153 cm

This painting depicts designs associated with the Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald).
In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men travelled to this site from
Kulkuta, south-west of the Tjukurla Community in Western Australia. The
Kuningka (Western Quoll) Dreaming also travelled this same route. Since events
associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail is given.

PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Alice Springs 2005,
Certificate number GW0511252

George was born near the site of Lararra, east of the Tjukurla in Western Australia.
His first contact with Europeans was made through one of the welfare patrols led
by Jeremy Long and Nosepeg Tjupurrula at a rockhole south of Kiwirrkura. After
travelling into Papunya he worked as both a fencer and a butcher in the Papunya
kitchen. George’s father was also the father of Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi and
Willy Tjungurrayi and although they had different mothers he considered them very
close brothers.

George Ward Tjungurrayi was the winner of the Wynne Prize in 2004.

REPRESENTED
National Gallery of Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales