Born: c1960 Western Desert NT
Language: Pintupi
Country: Wilkinkarra
Region: Kintore NT

Walala lived nomadically until 1984, when he settled with his family at Kiwirrkurra, WA. He began his artistic career in 1991 in the classic Pintupi dot and circle style, and – like many in the community – he chose to depict men’s Tingari designs. Walala’s Tingari sculptures, created in association with Campfire Group Artists in Brisbane (a collaboration that began in 1999), depict forms drawn from men’s ceremonial ground painting designs. The sculpture series are mapped from Walala’s drawings which have been translated – via scans and laser-cutting technologies – into (limited edition) welded steel and timber forms. His works are held in private, corporate and public collections nationally and internationally.