Norman Kelly Tjampitjinpa
Norman Kelly Tjampitjinpa
Born: c. 1938
Language Group: Warlpiri
Country: Yamunturrngu (Mt. Liebig), North West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects: Bush Potato, Watanuma (Flying Ant), Watia Wanu (Women Digging), Bush Tucker, Ahakeye (Bush Plum) Dreaming, Tyape Atnyematye (Witchetty Grub) Dreaming, Untitled
Norman was born in the bush near Yuendumu and worked for many years as a stockman. He married Lily Kelly Napangati, who is also an artist, and became one of the senior men of Mt Liebig. He began painting for Papunya Tula Artists during the 1980s.
Collections
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
Exhibitions
1988
Gauguin Museum, Tahiti
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