Thomas Tjapaltjarri (born Tamayinya Tjapangati, also often known as Tamlik) is an Australian Aboriginal artist.
[6] He and his family lived a traditional nomadic way of life on the western side of Lake Mackay.
Tjapaltjarri's father, Lanti (or "Joshua"), had lived for a short time at the mission in Balgo, but he had run away after getting into trouble for stealing food.
He uses acrylic paints on canvas, sticking to earthy colours (black, white and ochres).
He has had paintings shown in many exhibitions around Australia, and also in Switzerland, Germany, France and the United States.