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Colin Tjapanangka Dixon

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DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
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Latitude
-22.089
Longitude
131.422
Start Date
1954-01-01
End Date
1954-01-01

Description

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ID
tb9c3c

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/colin-tjapanangka-dixon
Birth Place
Mt Doreen, NT, Australia
Biography
Born in 1954 in Walpiri country, Colin Dixon spent his early years both at Mt Doreen station and Yuendumu. He and his wife Mary Dixon began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the mid ’80s when the company’s field officers were making regular trips to Mt Liebig, where the couple had been living for many years. Colin’s principal stories are Women Dreaming, Man Dreaming, Honey Ant Dreaming and Two Young Men. Colin’s works were included in the Stockmen’s Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland and World Expo ’88 in Brisbane. In the 1990s, Colin and Mary Dixon moved into Alice Springs and sold their work through the Centre for Aboriginal Artists in Alice Springs, and a variety of other outlets as far north as Katherine. Colin Dixon’s work was included by the Centre in an exhibition at the Gauguin Museum, Tahiti, in 1988. He also travelled to America in 1988 for the exhibition Central Desert Art which opened the Caz Gallery in Los Angeles. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1954
Summary
Warlpiri artist who with his wife Mary began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in Mt Liebig in the mid 1980s. They later moved to Alice Springs and sold their work through other outlets. His works were included in exhibitions around Australia and overseas, including the Papunya Tula display at World Expo '88 in Brisbane, and the Caz Gallery in Los Angeles through the Centre for Aboriginal Artists and Craftsmen in Alice Springs.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed