Born in the Gibson desert near Kiwikurra across the Western Australia border about 1947, George Tjungarrayi began painting in West Camp in Papunya about 1976 for Papunya Tula Artists.

George continued painting while residing at Yai Yai, Warawa, Mt Liebig and now Kintore.

His ancestral country covers the sites around Wala Wala, Kiwirrkura, Lake Mackay, Kulkuta, Karku, Ngaluwinyamana and Kilpinya to the north-west of Kintore across the West Australian border. George paints the Tingari stories for this region.

George Tjungarrayi is a very successful aboriginal artist with collections in many countries, and his paintings are much sought after for investment and pleasure.

• Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
• National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
• National Gallery of Australia,Canberra
• Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
• Groninger Museum, Groningen , The Netherlands
• Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
• Kelton Foundation Collection, LA, USA
• University of Virginia, USA
• Kluge Rhue Collection, Virginia, USA
• Musee de Afrique et De Oceanien, Paris, France
• Museum of Victoria, Melbourne
• Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Perth