Mick Tjakamarra Gill b. 1920 Western Australia

  • Artist (Painter)
Senior Kukatja artist of Warlayirti Artists at Balgo (WA). His principal subject matter, Water Dreaming, was often depicted in tight swirling lines.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1994
Name
Mick Tjakamarra Gill
Birth date
c.1920
Birth place
Western Australia
Birth note
'in the bush' probably near Lake Wills or Lake Hazlett
Death date
2002
Death place
None
Death note
date supplied by Warlayirti Artists
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 1985- April 2011
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Heritage Country
  • Liltjin
Dreaming
  • Water
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA

Born 'in the bush’, probably around Lake Wills and Lake Hazlett c.1920, Mick Gill was one of several senior Tjakamarra men in the Balgo community who all came from the country surrounding Lappi Lappi or Hidden Basin (others include Alan Winderoo and Albert Nagomara ). The artist’s country was Liltjin, south-east of Balgo. These men and their wives were all Kukatja speakers who live and sometimes worked together. Mick Gill , who usually painted Water Dreaming stories for this site, started painting in 1985. His paintings were sold through Warlayirti Artists. His work was marked by the sense of controlled energy gained from his close, swirling lines. He talked of areas of country being the 'same’ as parts of the body and his work conveys something of this feel. He was married to Susie Bootja Bootja .

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Susie Napangati Bootja Bootja
1932
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alan Tjakamarra Winderoo
1920
associate of
Albert Tjakamarra Nagomara
1925
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Susie Napangati Bootja Bootja
1932
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Matthew Tjupurrula Gill
1960
Artist (Painter)
parent of
Matthew Tjupurrula Gill
1960
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Warlayirti Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
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