George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi 90cm x 148cm

Born: - C 1947
Region: Jupiter Wells W.A & Walungurru (Kintore) N.T
Language Group: Pintup
George was born in his traditional Pintupi country just across the border of Western Australia. He and his elder brother Willy along with many other male artists began painting for the Papunya Tula artists in 1976.
Moving around the country George paints sacred sites located in his ancestral country associated with “Tingari Cycle”
Tingari refers to the ancestors of the Pintupi people who were responsible for the creation of the country. These people travelled through large areas of the desert establishing natural features, laws, stories and songs for the benefit of human survival. A number of the sites George refer to in his paintings include Wala Wala, Kiwikurra, Lake Mackay and Kintore.
Selected Exhibitions:-
2001 Pintupi Alice Springs

Selected Collections: -

National:-Gallery of Victoria- Melbourne, Art Gallery of NSW –Sydney