Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula is
a senior Pintupi artist, who was born in the desert around 1930 in the vicinity
of Tjungimanta, north-east of Kiwirrkura. Featured in a book titled Bindibu
Country (1975), this artist moved to Papunya in 1959 and began painting for
Papunya Tula Artists in the 1970s before taking up residence elsewhere, but
returned to painting for Papunya Tula in the early 1990s and on occasion has
painted for private dealers in this new millennium. Besides participating
in numerous group exhibitions, in particular `Papunya Tula Genesis and Genius in
Sydney 2000, Johnny Yungut has also had two solo exhibitions. The first was in
2003 titled `Paintings` held at William Mora Galleries in Melbourne, though this
exhibition included works by the late Kanya Tjapangardi (Tjapangati), who was
also a Pintupi artist. The second exhibition was in 2004 titled `New
Paintings`, which was held at Utopia Art in Sydney.
Collections include: Aboriginal Art Museum, The Netherlands.
National Gallery of Victoria
Publications include:
`Papunya Tula Genesis and Genius`, exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, 2000.
Kirsty McHarg, `Aboriginal Art Select Works, exhibition catalogue, 2000.
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, `Aboriginal Art 2000`, exhibition catalogue, Melbourne, Australia.
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, `Aboriginal Art 2001`, exhibition catalogue, Melbourne, Australia.
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, `Masterpieces From The Western Desert`, exhibition catalogue, London, United Kingdom, 2003.
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, `Aboriginal Art 2005`, exhibition catalogue, Melbourne, Australia.