Goodwin Tjapaltjarri b. 1950

Also known as Goodwin Kingsley Tjapaltjarri
  • Artist (Painter)
Initially a stockman, Goodwin took up painting in the early 1980s through close contact with senior artists such as Mick Namarari, Charlie Egalie and Turkey Tolson.
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Name
Goodwin Tjapaltjarri
Also known as Goodwin Kingsley Tjapaltjarri
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman
Birth date
1950
Birth place
Haasts Bluff, NT
Death date
2002
Death note
deceased
Residence
  • c.1970 - c.1980 Owen Springs, NT (near Jay Creek )
  • c.1970 - c.1980 Vaughan Springs, NT
  • 1950 - 1960 area around Haasts Bluff, NT
  • c.1960- Papunya, NT
  • c.1970- Hermannsburg, NT
Training
  • c.1982- Charlie Egalie and Turkey Tolson
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Nyuuman, NT
Dreaming
  • Rock Wallaby
  • Dingo
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT

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