Charlie Tjapaltjarri Egalie b. c.1940

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri/Luritja artist who commenced painting in Papunya as early as 1972. His work is included in many major art collections.
Name
Charlie Tjapaltjarri Egalie
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529) -
Birth date
c.1940
Birth place
Pikilyi (Vaughan Springs), NT
Death date
2002
Death place
Alice Springs, NT
Active Period
  • 1972 - 2000
Residence
  • c.1991 - Amunturangu (Mt Liebig), Northern Territory
  • c.1960 - Papunya, Northern Territory
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Kunatjarrayi
Dreaming
  • Man
  • Bushfire
  • Wallaby
  • Budgerigar
  • Sugar Ant
  • Woman
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Luritja
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT