Kurltjunyintja (Jackie) Giles Tjapaltjarri lived a traditional life in the Gibson Desert before visiting the Warburton Mission in Western Australia.
As a Maparnjarra (traditional healer) Mr Giles travels extensively and his knowledge and authority is widely respected in the Western Desert and beyond.
Mr Giles is a founding member of Kayili Artists, a community owned enterprise in Patjarr (Karilwara), after havin spent many years painting for the Papunya Tula movement in Kintore and becoming a fundamental cornerstone of their contemporary art movement.
Mr.
Giles paintings describe the intricate network of Tjukurrpa that feature in the landscape and the creative journeys of the Tingari (ancestral men and women).
Sadly Mr Giles passed away in February 2010.
.Kurltjunyintja (Jackie) Giles Tjapaltjarri lived a traditional life in the Gibson Desert before visiting the Warburton Mission in Western Australia.
As a Maparnjarra (traditional healer) Mr Giles travels extensively and his knowledge and authority is widely respected in the Western Desert and beyond.
Mr Giles is a founding member of Kayili Artists, a community owned enterprise in Patjarr (Karilwara), after havin spent many years painting for the Papunya Tula movement in Kintore and becoming a fundamental cornerstone of their contemporary art movement.
Mr.
Giles paintings describe the intricate network of Tjukurrpa that feature in the landscape and the creative journeys of the Tingari (ancestral men and women).
Sadly Mr Giles passed away in February 2010.
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