Tim Tjapaltjarri Leura b. c.1930

Also known as Timmy Leurah Tjapaltjarri, Tjapaltjarri, Djabaldjari, Tim Leura
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Carver)
Anmatyerre artist who was renowned for his wood carving skill before beginning to paint in Papunya at the beginning of the 1970s. As a close friend of Geoffrey Bardon, he was a key figure in the beginnings of the painting movement at Papunya and one of Papunya Tula's leading artists over the company's first decade.
Name
Tim Tjapaltjarri Leura
Also known as:
  • Timmy Leurah Tjapaltjarri
  • Tjapaltjarri
  • Djabaldjari
  • Tim Leura
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Carver)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1930
Birth place
Napperby Creek, NT
Death date
1984
Active Period
  • 1971-
Residence
  • c.1930- Napperby, NT
  • c.1960- Papunya, NT
  • Narwietooma, NT
Training
  • c.1971- Papunya Tula Artists, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Dreaming
  • Morning Star
  • Moon
  • Sun
  • Blue Tongue Lizard
  • Fire
  • Yam
  • Possum
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists, NT