Photo by Jess Beelitz

Skin name: Tapaltjarri
Language: Luritja
From: Papunya
Current home: Alice Springs

Hilary is the brother of Kevin Wirri. Hilary was born in Ragged’s well approximately 40 km away from Papunya. He spent most of his time there as a kid watching well known artists like, Keith Namatjira, Edwin Pareroultja (Ivy’s father) and Joshua Ebatjarinja (Stanley’s father) paint. He started painting himself in the 1980s. He now has friends and family in Brisbane that help him sell some of his big water-colours as well as painting here at Ngurratjuta.

Exhibitions:

• 2009 Real to Surreal, Scenes from the Centre: Journey with the new Generation of Hermannsburg watercolour artists, Tandanya Adelaide, SA
• 2009 Beyond Batterby, Recent Watercolour by Central Australian Artists, Hobart Tasmania
• 2009 The Watercolourists of Central Australia, Indigenart, Melbourne Vic
• 2009 Desert MOb Exhibition, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT
• 2011, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
• 2011, Metropolis Gallery, Geelong, VIC
• 2012 Damian Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW
• 2012 Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
• 2012 Art Mob, Launceston, TAS
• 2012 Art Mob, Hobart, TAS
• 2012 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
• 2012 Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
• 2012 Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
• 2012 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, NT

2012 Damian Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2012 The Lockup, Newcastle, NSW
2012 Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
2012 Art Mob, Launceston, TAS
2012 Art Mob, Hobart, TAS
2012 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
2012 Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
2012 Talapi Gallery, Alice Springs, NT
2012 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, NT