'Mina Mina' by Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa
Born: c.1920/1926 - 1989
Know also as: Kaapa Mbitjanan Tjampitjinpa, Kaaapa Jamitjinpa, Kaapa
Djanbidjimba
Region: Papunya - Northern Territory
Language Group: Warlpiri/Anmatyerre/Arrernte
Born on Napperby Station, Kaapa worked on various cattle stations as a stockman. He moved to Haasts Bluff, then to Papunya where he was one of the first to paint, before Geoffrey Bardon supplied paints and materials to other Aboriginal men. Kaapa's dynamic personality gave momentum to the Papunya art movement and, as he was recognised for it by the other members of the painting group, he became the first chairman of the newly formed company, the Papunya Tula artists. In his paintings her depicted the Dreamings for the Mikuntji site, a rainmaking place near Mt. Denison. His other subjects were: Black Goanna, Snake, Shield, Witchetty Grub and Yam.
1999
Flinders Art Museum, Flinders University, Adelaide
1996
"Dreamings of the Desert"
1993
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
1989
Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney
Westpac Gallery, Melbourne
1985
"The Face of the Centre"
"Dot and Circle"
1984
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
1983
Roar Studios, Melbourne
1981
"Aboriginal Artists of Australia"
1971 - Alice Springs Caltex Golden Jubilee Art Award
National
Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
National Museum of Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Art Collections of the Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne
Australian National University, Canberra
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, Darwin
Artbank
Rothmans Foundation
Town Council of Alice Springs
Flinders Art Museum, Adelaide
Information taken from: Birnber, M. & Kreczmanski, J.B. (2004) Aboriginal Artists: dictionary of bibliographies, J.B. Publishing, Australia.