Tingari Cycle (2008) Painting by George Ward

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About this painting Artist: George Ward Tjungurrayi Title: "Tingari Cycle" Painted: 2008 Size: 200 cms by 132cms Medium: Acrylic on canvas Provenance: Full Certificate of Authenticity About the Artist Artist:[...]
About this painting
Artist: George Ward Tjungurrayi
Title: "Tingari Cycle"
Painted: 2008
Size: 200 cms by 132cms
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Provenance: Full Certificate of Authenticity


About the Artist
Artist: George Ward Tjungurrayi
DOB: c.1945
BORN: Lararra, Tjukurla, WA
LANGUAGE GROUP: Pintupi
COMMUNITY: Warakurna, WA

George Ward Tjungurrayi is represented in major national and international collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW, Supreme Court of Northern Territory, and in Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Paris, and Groninger Museum, Netherlands.

George Ward started his painting career at Kintore around 1990. It was not until his older brother Yala Yala Gibbs died in 1998, that the full weight of cultural and ceremonial authority was transferred to George Ward. Yala Yala Gibbs was a foundation artist in the Papunya Tula Aboriginal art movement. The art work of George Ward Tjungurrayi reflected these changes of authority, his paintings becoming more sophisticated and his style more distinctive. The dense lines that created his structures were surrounded by rows of dots that gave the paintings great power.

In George Ward's larger paintings such as this one, he regularly creates the Tingari or Dreaming stories from his ancestral country located to the west of Kintore and adjacent to Lake MacDonald. These stories relate the epic travels of the Creation Ancestors who brought the land and all its life forms into being as they passed across the country. George Ward Tjungurrayi had lived close to his land all his early life before his family made contact with the white settlers, and they finally visited relatives who had joined the settlement of Papunya on the edge of the desert country.

NGV curator Judith Ryan comments further on George Ward's paintings - "It's refined and refined over many layers, and that gives it a reverberative shimmer, a final precision of detail. Art of this kind has immense potency. It's not difficult at all for today's collectors to have a passion for it, because it's minimal. It's towards the minimal edge in terms of design, and in its lack of figuration and restricted palette."

In 2004 George Ward Tjungurrayi was the winner of the Wynne Prize for landscape painting at the Art Gallery of NSW. Aboriginal art status - Highly regarded artist.

Some of the galleries that exhibit George Ward Tjungarrayi's works are -

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Artbank, Sydney
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Groninger Museum, Groningen
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne
Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
The Luczo Family Collection, USA
Kaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie, Paris
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle
Corrigan Collection, Sydney

Awards and Recognition -

2004 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Winner
2003 20th NATSIAA, Darwin - Finalist
2003 Desert Mob, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs - Finalist


Selected Solo Exhibitions -

2010 George Ward Tjungurrayi, Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2005 George Ward Tjungurrayi, Clarence Gallery, London
1998 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
1997 Utopia Art, Sydney, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions -

2020 Pintupi Masters - Enduring Dreamings, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2019 Matches 6: Three clusters, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane
2019 Defining Tradition: the first wave & its disciples, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2019 Pintupi Artists of the Western Desert, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2017 Community VIII, Utopia Art Sydney
2015 Community VII, Utopia Art, Sydney
2015 Sydney Contemporary 2015, Carriageworks, Sydney
2015 Wynners, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2013 Community V, Utopia Art Sydney
2012 Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle
2012 Community IV: Celebrating Forty Years of Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney
2012 Unique Perspectives: Papunya Tula Artists and the Alice Springs Community, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
2011 40 years of Papunya Tula Art, Utopia Art, Sydney
2011 Papunya Tula Artists, Community III, Utopia Art, Sydney
2010 Stories from the Centre, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney
2010 Ngurra Kutju Ngurrara, Belonging To One Country, ReDot Gallery, Singapore
2009 Community, The Heart of Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney
2008 David Larwill and the Western Desert Artists, Stephan Weiss Studio, New York
2008 Aboriginal Art 2008, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2007 Papunya Tula, Short Street Gallery, Broome
2007 Big Paintings by Papunya Tula Artists, Utopia Art, Sydney
2007 Turning 20, Utopia Art, Sydney
2007 Aboriginal Art 2007, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2007 Master Work From Papunya Tula, Birrung Gallery, Sydney
2007 Pintupi Art 2007, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide
2007 Pintupi Mixed Exhibition, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2006 A Particular Collection, Utopia Art, Sydney
2006 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2006 Western Desert Satellites, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
2006 Right Here, Right Now: Recent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Acquisitions, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
2006 Papunya Tula Artists 2006, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2006 across the board, Utopia Art, Sydney
2006 Group Show, John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2006 Pintupi, Hamiltons Gallery, London
2006 Bits and Pieces - abstract art, Utopia Art, Sydney
2006 Aboriginal Art 2006, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2006 Pintupi, Hamiltons Gallery, London
2006 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2006 Papunya Tula Artists - Recent Paintings, Harriet Place, Darwin
2006 Pintupi Dreamtime, Red Dot Gallery, Singapore
2006 Paintings by Papunya Tula Artists, Suzanne O'Connell Gallery, Brisbane
2006 Yawulyurru kapalilu palyara nintilpayi, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2005 New Works From The Western Desert, Indigenart, Perth
2005 Pintupi Show, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2005 Papunya Tula Artists - new work for a new space', Utopia Art, Sydney
2005 Strongly and Stately, Red Dot Gallery, Singapore
2005 New Ideas 2005, Utopia Art, Sydney
2005 Papunya Tula Artists, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2005 Aboriginal Vision in Contemporary Australian Art, Wright Exhibition Space, Seattle, Collection of Margaret Levi & Robert Kaplan
2005 Pintupi Art 2005, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide
2005 Aboriginal Art 2005, Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Papunya Tula - New Paintings From The Kintore Kiwirrkurra Region, John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2004 Papunya Tula - Selected Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
2004 Depth of Field - Anamorphosis, Utopia Art, Sydney
2004 Binocular: looking closely at Country, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University
of NSW, Sydney
2004 Pintupi Art 2004, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide
2004 Works from Kintore and Kiwirrkurra, Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne
2004 All About Papunya, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
2004 Talking About Abstraction, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Sydney
2004 Aboriginal Art 2004, Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Ma Yung/ Pass It On, Framed Gallery, Darwin
2004 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2004 Papunya Tula Artists 2004, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2004 Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2003 Pintupi Art 2003, Tony Bond Aboriginal Art Dealer, Adelaide
2003 Papunya Tula Selected Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
2003 Ab Op II, Utopia Art, Sydney
2003 The Desert Mob Art Show, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs
2003 Kintore-Kiwirrkurra, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2003 Pintupi Art From The Western Desert, Indigenart, Perth
2003 Masterpieces of the Western Desert, Gavin Graham Gallery, London
2003 Papunya Tula Artists - A Gift from the Desert, Utopia Art, Sydney
2003 Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2003 Framed Gallery, Darwin
2002 Pintupi Artists, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2001 Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, USA
2001 Kintore and Kiwirrkurra, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
2001 Art of the Pintupi, Adelaide
2000 Pintupi Men, Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
2000 Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2000 Art of the Aborigines, Leverkusen
1999 Aboriginal Art, IHK, Wurzburg
1998 The Desert Mob Show, Araluen Centre for the Arts, Alice Springs
1997 Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
1997 Geschichtenbilder, Aboriginal Art Galerie Buhr, Speyer
1997 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
1996 Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
1996 Nangara, The Australian Aboriginal Art Exhibition, Brugge
1996 Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
1996 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
1996 Araluen Centre for the Arts, Alice Springs
1996 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Papunya Tula Artists, Adelaide
1995 Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
1995 Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
1995 Dreamings - Tjukurrpa, Groninger Museum, Groningen
1993 Dreamtime Gallery, Broadbeach, QLD
1992 Dreamtime Gallery, Broadbeach, QLD
1991 Araluen Centre for the Arts, Alice Springs, Australia
1990 Friendly Country - Friendly People, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs
1990 The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, Canada

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George Ward Tjungurrayi, a Western Desert artist, left an indelible mark on the contemporary Indigenous Australian art scene. Represented in major national collections such as the[...]

George Ward Tjungurrayi, a Western Desert artist, left an indelible mark on the contemporary Indigenous Australian art scene. Represented in major national collections such as the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW, Supreme Court of Northern Territory, Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie in Paris, and Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, his works resonate globally.

Born into the desert landscape, George Ward Tjungurrayi observed the artistic endeavors of his brothers, Yala Yala and Willy Tjungurrayi, both esteemed artists of Papunya Tula in Walungurru. It was in 1984 that George ventured into canvas painting, producing a series of elegantly classical concentric roundel works. After the passing of his brother Yala Yala in 1998, the responsibility to paint fell upon George's shoulders, marking the beginning of a significant phase in his artistic career.

Deeply immersed in the world of law and being a senior desert man, George Ward Tjungurrayi began to paint in earnest, developing a distinct style characterized by somber tones and profound intellect. His canvases, unlike anything seen before in the desert art movement, were cerebral and carried a unique gravitas. The subject matter often revolved around the significant lake site of Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald), a place traversed by a group of Tingari men in their eastward journey.

George's meticulous geometric drawings were complemented by rapid, shaking dotting techniques, creating a shimmering surface that added depth to his artworks. In 2004, his exceptional talent was recognized when he won the prestigious Wynne Prize for landscape painting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Despite his reticent and silent demeanor, George Ward Tjungurrayi became one of the nation's most admired and keenly collected artists. His discomfort in English and unease in bustling towns like Alice Springs were indicative of his proud identity as a bush man. Commencing his painting career at Kintore around 1990, it was the passing of his older brother Yala Yala Gibbs in 1998 that led to George assuming the full weight of cultural and ceremonial authority. The transfer of authority marked a shift in George's artistic expression, with his paintings becoming more sophisticated and distinctive.

His larger paintings often depicted the Tingari or Dreaming stories from his ancestral country west of Kintore, adjacent to Lake MacDonald. These stories recounted the epic travels of the Creation Ancestors, shaping the land and its life forms. Having lived close to his land before encountering white settlers, George Ward Tjungurrayi's art reflected a deep connection to his roots.

George's legacy endures not only through the numerous galleries he exhibited in but also in the profound cultural narratives he conveyed through his art. The recognition of his artistic brilliance with the Wynne Prize solidified his place among the distinguished artists of the Western Desert, capturing the essence of his ancestral stories with sophistication and power.

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