Morris Tjapanangka b. 1944

  • Artist (Painter)
Anmatyerre artist who paints stories of his country around Mt Denison. He lives at Napperby (NT).
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Born near Mt Denison in 1944, Morris began painting at Napperby in the late 1980s. He previously worked as a stockman and drover at Coniston station and paints the stories of his country around Mt Denison – Kangaroo, Wild Potato and Men and Women’s Dreamings associated with a place called Chadabunya (Tjatapunja) on Mt Denison. Morris is of the Anmatyerre language group and lives at Napperby.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011

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Other occupations
  • Drover (ANZSIC code: 0529)
  • Stockman
  • Drover
  • Stockman