George 'Hairbrush' Tjungurrayi was born c1947 "in the bush" in Pintupi country in the desert of Western Australia and lived a traditional Aboriginal life prior to contact with western civilisation.
George Tjungurrayi began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 and continued painting while residing around the area. His ancestral country covers the sites to the north-west of Kintore near the West Australian/Central Australian border.
Tjungurrayi’s artworks portray the men’s stories and ceremonial activities of the Tingari ancestors as they travelled through the significant remote sites including Tjungurrayi’s birthplace north-west of Kintore near the Central and West Australian border.
George Tjungurrayi has been a finalist in the Wynne Art Prize several times, the Mosman Art Prize, the Salon de Refusés and received a Highly Commended Award at the Telstra National Art Awards.
In 2018 his work exhibited in the 21st Biennale of Sydney in 2018.
Tjungurrayi's work is held in many Australian and international collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
'CONTOURS' GROUP EXHIBITION (SEP - OCT 2025)
'IMPORTANT ABORIGINAL ART #1' (JUNE - JULY 2022)
'MINIMALISM IN ABORIGINAL ART' EXHIBITION (APRIL 2022)
MONOCHROME (MARCH - APRIL 2017)
