Barney Tjungurrayi Daniels b. c.1955

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Commenced painting in the mid 1980s for the Centre for Aboriginal Artists in Alice Springs. His work was included in the Australian Bicentennial Exhibition (1988) and is held in major public and private collections. His backgrounds are recognised, in particular, for their stippled brushwork.
Name
Barney Tjungurrayi Daniels
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1955
Birth place
Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia
Active Period
  • 1985 - 1988
Residence
  • 1955 Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory
  • Halls Creek, Western Australia
  • c.1991- Morris Soak, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Training
  • Mungana, Northern Territory
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory
Dreaming
  • Bush Tucker
  • Snake
  • Witchetty Grub
  • Centipede
  • Bush Fire
  • Blue Tongue Lizard
  • Rainbow Snake
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Luritja
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary