Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932—21 June 2002) was an Australian painter considered one of the most collected and renowned Australian Aboriginal artists. He was the most famous of the Aboriginal artists who lived around Papunya, in the Northern Territory's Western Desert area, when the acrylic painting style (known popularly as "dot art") was initiated.
Selected Collections:
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs Artbank
Flinders Art Museum, Adelaide
Univeristy of Western Australia, Perth
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
Parliament House, Canberra
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Natinal Museum of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Awards:
2002 Order of Australia, 1983 Alice Springs Art Prize
