BERNARD TJALKURI - WATARRU

BERNARD TJALKURI
WATARRU,  2004
61 x 121 cm
acrylic on canvas
 
REGION
Watarru
 
PROVENANCE
Ninuku Artists, NT Cat No. NKUBT04093
Private Collection, Vic
Art Leven, NSW
 
STORY
Bernard Tjalkuri was born by the Waltja rockhole in the bush close to the homeland centre of Kunumata in the far north west of the Piltantjatjara Lands in South Australia.
 
Bernard lived a traditional nomadic life in the desert prior to contact with Europeans. He remembers seeing whitefellas travelling through his country as they headed west to the Warburton Mission when he was a young man.
 
Bernard has the authority to paint many stories associated with his traditional country He is an important community elder with a wealth of knowledge of the Law.
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
BERNARD TJALKURI