Aboriginal Art

about twenty-five,
Warlimpiringa had never encountered Europeans and their ways. The group had been following their traditional lifestyle in the area known to be the 'finest the country west of Lake Mackay. After three years at the
settlement, Warlimpirrnga (As Recorded by The Sydney Morning Herald) approached Daphne Williams of Papunya Tula Artists with the request that he be allowed to paint. The other artists instructed him in the use of paint and canvas, and he completed his first painting for the company in April 1987. His first 11 paintings were exhibited in Melbourne at the Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in 1988, the entire group being purchased by the National Gallery of Victoria. Warlimpirrnga is married with a young son and paints Tingari stories for his
country, around the sites of Marua and Kanapilya. He is the brother of Walala Tjapaltjarri, and Thomas
Tjapaltjarri. (Also artists) ·