Freddy West Tjakamarra | |
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Born | Tjukurti Tjakamarra [1] c. 1932 Pollock Hills, Western Australia |
Died | 1994 |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Painter |
Years active | early 1970s โ 1994 |
Organization | Papunya Tula |
Style | Western Desert art |
Spouse(s) | Parara Napaltjarri Payu Napaltjarri Takariya Napaltjarri (briefly) |
Children | Bobby West Tjupurrula Tony West Tjupurrula 13 others |
Freddy West Tjakamarra (previously Tjukurti Tjakamarra; born around 1932 โ died 1994) was an Australian Aboriginal artist. He was a leader of the Pintupi people during their return to traditional lands in the 1980s. He was one of the founders of the Kiwirrkurra settlement in 1983. As a painter, West was part of the Western Desert movement, and was one of the very first painters of the Papunya Tula school.