Jack Jampijinpa Gallagher b. 1920 Warlukurlangu, Northern Territory, near Warlukurlangu, Northern Territory

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who lived at Walilinypa, an outstation north of Yuendumu. He paints Fire Dreaming, often in collaboration with his wife Carol Gallagher.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1994
Name
Jack Jampijinpa Gallagher
Birth date
c.1920
Birth place
Warlukurlangu, Northern Territory, near Warlukurlangu, Northern Territory
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Walilinypa, Northern Territory
Active Period
  • 1986
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Dreaming
  • Warlukurlangu (Fire)
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists

Born c.1920 in the vicinity of Warlukurlangu, where his father was also born. He was Warlpiri and lived at Walilinypa, an outstation of Yuendumu, with his wife Carol Gallagher . Walilinypa is in the area of Warlukurlangu, also associated with the Fire Dreaming which he painted, often in collaboration with his wife. Their Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa 1986 is in the National Gallery of Australia collection. He began painting for Warlukurlangu Artists in the mid ’80s.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Carol Napangardi Gallagher
1935
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Carol Napangardi Gallagher
1935
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Warlukurlangu Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa
Date
1986
collaboration with Carol Gallagher; acquired by National Gallery of Australia
Collections
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