Gulgardi

Gulgardi
ArtistKaapa Tjampitjinpa
Year1971 (1971)
TypeAcrylic paint on hardboard
Dimensions61.0 cm × 137.0 cm (24.0 in × 53.9 in)
LocationAraluen Cultural Precinct, Alice Springs

Gulgardi is a 1971 painting by Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, an Indigenous Australian artist from Papunya in Australia's Northern Territory. It is notable for being the first work by an Indigenous Australian artist to win a contemporary art award, and the first public recognition of a Papunya painting.[1]

  1. ^ "Papunya painting: out of the Australian desert: Kaapa Tjampitjinpa". National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.