Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (1950) was born near Lake

Mackay, east of where Kiwirrkurra is today. He is an

Australian Aboriginal artist, one of central Australia's most

well-known indigenous artists.

Tjapaltjarri started painting in 1987, working with Papunya

Tula. Initially practicing under the tutelage of other artists

at the company, he finished his first painting for them in

April 1987. His first public exhibition was in Melbourne, the

following year.

Tjapaltjarri paints abstract images of sacred stories and

songs from his family's Dreaming. The stories focus around

the Tingari, the ancestors of the Pintupi, spirit beings who

are believed to have created all living things. His stories are

about his country and sacred sites such as Marruwa and

Kanapilya.