Walangari Karntawarra

Walangari Karntawarra Information:
Website: http://www.walangari.com.au/
Contact: Walangari Karntawarra
Email: walangari@walangari.com.au
Phone: +61 2 9368 7379
Address: P.O. Box 760 Sydney 2011 NSW

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Walangari Karntawarra is an Australian Aboriginal elder from Alice Springs who now lives and works in Sydney. He is an international award winning “Central Western Desert” painter and his colourful and spellbinding works tell the traditional Dreaming Stories of the world’s oldest living culture.

Walangari has two university degrees and is also a talented musician, teacher and public speaker.

His childhood was spent living a traditional lifestyle in the Australian outback. His direct family line includes the famous water colourist Albert Namatjira and two of the founding fathers of the Papunya Tula movement, Clifford Possum and Paddy Carroll.

Walangari's life and paintings have been featured in many publications and television documentaries.

Walangari’s work has been exhibited extensively both in Australia and internationally. He uses his art as a means of cross-cultural communication and he is dedicated to improving the lot of his people.

The National Gallery of Australia has acquired one of his early works.