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.
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  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
  • University of WA Anthropology Museum (Berndt Museum of Anthropology), Perth, WA
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
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  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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