Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (c. 1932–2002) is a Warlpiri artist who was born in Yarrungkanyi in the Western Desert. During the Second World War he served in the Australian Army with his two brothers. For thirty years he worked as a carpenter and stockman at Narwietooma Station. After moving to Papunya in the mid-1970s he began to paint, and soon became one of the most well-known Western Desert artists. His concentric circle designs were included on the Bicentennial ten dollar note in 1988. In the late 1990s Tjungurrayi was involved in a cultural exchange project between Papunya artists and local Aboriginal artists in Brisbane, which resulted in the Powerful Medicine works. Tjungurrayi's works have been included in many exhibitions and are held in major Australian collections.
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