Kaapa Tjampitjinpa
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Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa (c. 1920 – 1989) was a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist of Anmatyerre, Warlpiri and Arrernte heritage. One of the earliest and most significant artists at Papunya in Australia's Northern Territory in the early 1970s, he was a founding member and inaugural chairman of the Papunya Tula artists company, and pivotal to the establishment of modern Indigenous Australian painting.
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Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa | |
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Born | c. 1920 (2024-05-26UTC16:20) Napperby Station, Northern Territory |
Died | 1989 (1990) |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Gulgardi (1971) |
Movement | Contemporary Indigenous Australian art |
Awards | Alice Springs Caltex Art Award (1971) |
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