Maxie Tjampitjinpa b. c.1945

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who began painting for Papunya Tula in 1980 under the expert instruction of Mick Tjakamarra. He went on to win the Northern Territory Art Award in 1984. After moving to Alice Springs in the mid 80s, he also painted for the Centre for Aboriginal Artists and Craftsmen. He developed a 'flicked' style of paintwork that he made his own.
Name
Maxie Tjampitjinpa
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • police tracker (ANZSIC code: 7711)
  • bus driver (ANZSIC code: 4622)
  • tractor driver (ANZSIC code: E)
Birth date
c.1945
Birth place
Haasts Bluff, NT
Death date
Death note
deceased
Active Period
  • 1980-
Residence
  • c.1945 - c.1960 Haasts Bluff, NT
  • Port Keats, NT
  • Maningrida, NT
  • c.1985- Alice Springs, NT
  • c.1960 - c.1985 Papunya, NT
Training
  • Nightcliff high school, Darwin, NT
  • Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Bushfire
  • Women
  • Flying Ant
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary