Uta Uta Tjangala

Uta Uta Tjangala stands as one of the foundational figures of the Western Desert art movement. After leading his family to Ikuntji in the late 1950s, marking his first encounter with non-Indigenous people, he later settled at Papunya, where he became a key participant in the groundbreaking painting experiment that began in 1971. His works are instantly recognisable for their electric, often unruly compositions, in which ancestral forms surge across the surface with an intensity that resists containment. A central innovator of early Papunya Tula practice, he helped define Pintupi visual conventions while simultaneously stretching their boundaries through unexpected colour, scale and symbolic invention.
Much of his painting centres on the powerful narratives associated with Yumari, expressed through bold, psychologically charged imagery. Beyond the studio, Uta Uta was an influential advocate for homelands movements in the 1970s and later established an outstation in his traditional country. His art and leadership together affirm a profound commitment to culture, Country and community.

Much of his painting centres on the powerful narratives associated with Yumari, expressed through bold, psychologically charged imagery. Beyond the studio, Uta Uta was an influential advocate for homelands movements in the 1970s and later established an outstation in his traditional country. His art and leadership together affirm a profound commitment to culture, Country and community.

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