Wimmitji Tjapangarti

about 1924 to 1997, Kukatja language group, Tjapangarti skin group, Balgo community, Warlayirti Artists

Wimmitji was born at Kurtakurta, near Nyirla. In 1957 he was at Natawalu (Well 40) with his family, including his daughters, Lucy Yukenbarri and Miriam Napanangka.

While they walked ahead into Balgo, Wimmitji and his first wife, Wongwiya, were the last of their family to go to the mission.

In a famous partnership with his second wife, Eubena (Yupinya) Namptijin, Wimmitji became a pioneer of Balgo art in the 1980s.