Tribe: Pintupi
Area: Central & Western Desert
Born: 1943 Ronnie Tjampitjimpa was born in Tjiturruya, Western Australia in 1943. He lived in Haasts Bluff until 1960 and commenced painting in 1971. Ronnie’s work entails the Pintupi style of strong circles, joined by connecting lines depicting the people, the country and the Dreamtime. Ronnie is currently the chairperson for the Papunya Tula Artists.
Exhibitions
1991 – ‘Aboriginal Paintings from the Desert’, Moscow & St Petersburg
1994 – ‘Le Voci della Terra’, Galleria Gottardo, Lugano, Switzerland
2000 – ‘Papunya Tula: Genesis & Genius’, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Awards
1988 – Winner of the Alice Springs Art Prize
Collections
National Gallery of Australia Canberra
Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia
National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne
Art Gallery of Western Australia Perth
Art Gallery of South Australia Adelaide
Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin
Musee des Arts Africains et Oceanies Paris France
The Muséum de Lyon, France
Bendigo Art Gallery Victoria
Robert Holmes a Court Collection Perth
Groningen Museum The Netherlands
The Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France
Supreme Court Darwin
Araluen Arts Centre Alice Springs
University of Virginia USA
Kelton Foundation Santa Monica California USA
The Ganter Myer Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Art Australia
The Kulge-Ruge collection of Australian Aboriginal Art USA
