Kaapa Tjampitjinpa
Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa (c. 1920 – 1989) was a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist of Anmatyerre, Warlpiri and Arrernte heritage. One of the earliest and most significant artists at Papunya in Australia's Northern Territory in the early 1970s, he was a founding member and inaugural chairman of the Papunya Tula artists company, and pivotal to the establishment of modern Indigenous Australian painting.
Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa | |
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| Born | c. 1920 Napperby Station, Northern Territory |
| Died | 1989 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Gulgardi (1971) |
| Movement | Contemporary Indigenous Australian art |
| Awards | Alice Springs Caltex Art Award (1971) |
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