Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Djalu Gurruwiwi

Name

Djalu Gurruwiwi

Culture

Aboriginal Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1935

Birth place

Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

12 May 2022

Death Place

Arnhem Land, Noerthern Territory, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Artist (painter) | Musician | Printmaker

Summary

Worked: Australia (NT). Screenprints

NGA IRN

14431

Context

Australia

Affiliation

Galpu people

ATSI region

Arnhem

Sub-region

North East Arnhem Land

Specific location

Yirrkala

Artist’s country

Ngaypinya

Language

Galpu

Sub-section

not known

Clan

Gawurr

Moiety

Dhuwa

Last Updated

11 Apr 2026