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Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri / Pintupi people / Australia 1926–98 / Dingo Dreaming 1978 / Synthetic polymer paint on composition board / 60.5 x 45cm / Purchased 1993. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery / © Estate of the artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Mick Namarari TjapaltjarriDingo Dreaming 1978
Not Currently on Display
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was born at Marnpi, south-west of Mount Rennie in the Northern Territory. A prolific painter, he was involved in the Papunya art movement from its inception.
Tjapaltjarri’s painting career began in 1971, and his artistic achievements were officially recognised in 1994, when he won a prestigious Creative Australia Fellowship through the Australia Council. During his lifetime, Tjapaltjarri won numerous awards, and his work is represented in all major Australian galleries.
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Drawn from Biography of Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Art Gallery of NSW, 2014.