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Walala Tjapaltjarri (Born c.1960/70) was active/lived in Australia. Walala Tjapaltjarri is known for Aboriginal art.
Walala Tjapaltjarri was part of this family group that first came into contact with Western civilization in 1984. Previously, this family lived nomadically and isolated and had never seen traces of our civilization. We knew of his existence through other Pintupi families who shared rituals.
It is the family leader, Warlimpirrnga, the elder brother of Walala, who decided to walk east to meet other groups and look for a wife. In 1987, the three older brothers began to paint. For Walala and Thomas, too young and lacking sufficient tribal knowledge to paint full-time on many themes, this episode is short-lived. They will begin to paint more intensely later, along with other members of this group such as Yukultji Napangati (an artist whose production is quite close to that of men) and another brother, Robert.
Walala returned to painting in 1996, but her style has changed considerably. The concentric circles connected by parallel lines on a pointillist background, the classic ...
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Similar artists
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Thomas Tjapaltjarri
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Lily Kelly (Lilly) Napangardi
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Kudditji Kngwarreye
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Betty Club Mbitjana
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Gracie Morton Nagale Pwerle
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Gloria Tamerre Petyarre
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Jeannie Petyarre
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Abie Loy Kemarre
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Kathleen Petyarre
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Polly Ngale
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Anna Price Petyarre
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George H (Hairbrush) Tjungurrayi
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Judy Watson Napangardi
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Mitjili Napurrula
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Ningura Naparrula
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Marlene Young Nungurrayi
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Willy Tjungurrayi
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Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
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Bambatu Napangardi
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Yinarupa Nangala
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Minnie Pwerle
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Barbara Weir
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Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi
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Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri
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