Freddy West Tjakamarra
Freddy West Tjakamarra | |
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| Born | Tjukurti Tjakamarra c. 1932 Pollock Hills, Western Australia |
| Died | 1994 |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | early 1970s – 1994 |
| Organization | Papunya Tula |
| Style | Western Desert art |
| Spouses | Parara Napaltjarri Payu Napaltjarri Takariya Napaltjarri (briefly) |
| Children | Bobby West Tjupurrula Tony West Tjupurrula 13 others |
Freddy West Tjakamarra (previously Tjukurti Tjakamarra; born around 1932 – died 1994) was an Australian Aboriginal artist. He was a leader of the Pintupi people during their return to traditional lands in the 1980s. He was one of the founders of the Kiwirrkurra settlement in 1983. As a painter, West was part of the Western Desert movement, and was one of the first painters of the Papunya Tula school.