Pegleg Tjampitjinpa
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About the Artist
Pegleg was born around 1920 and lived in the vicinity of Wilkinkarra until 1957, in 1964 he moved to Yuendumu and then moved to Mount Liebig. He was a trustee of the Wilkinkarra Land Trust from 1984 until his passing in 2006.
Pegleg began painting when visiting his relative Pinta Pinta Tjapanangka at Walungurru. After Pinta Pinta's death, and due to his failing eyesight, Pegleg stopped painting but resumed painting after an eye operation restored his sight.
Pegleg's paintings featured in the significant exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW 'Papunya Tula - Genesis and Genius' in 2000. He is represented in most major public and private collections throughout Australia and overseas. Pegleg is noted in the books Bindibu Country by Donald Thomson (1975) and The Lizard Eaters by Douglas Lockwood (1964).
Peglegs works concern the Tingari stories. During the creation era, Tingari ancestors gathered at a series of sites for Initiation Ceremonies. They travelled from across the country, performing rituals at specific sites that created the natural features of the landscape. The creation stories and rituals are still portrayed in song cycles, paintings and ceremonies and are part of the continuous teaching to the next generation. In painting Tingari Cycle, the artist is depicting the song cycle associated with the artist's many dreaming sites and the locations of significant natural sites in his area.
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+61 8 9168 1881
10 Papuana St, Kununurra,
Western Australia, 6743 Australia
