George was born in his traditional Pintupi country just across the border of WA. He has an elder brother, Willy Tjungurrayi and they began painting for Papunya Tula artists around 1976 with many other men.

Moving around the country, George paints paints sacred sites located in his ancestral country associated with the Tingari Cycle, in a number of locations that include his ancestral homelands, Wala Wala, Kiwikurra, Lake Mackay and Kintore amongst them.

George Hairbrush was voted "the most collectable artist" by Australian Art collector magazine. His works are exhibited and collected by many galleries and institutions throughout Australia, including Holmes a Court.