He paints for Iwantja Arts, the community co-operative at Indulkana on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.
[1] One of his works was chosen as a finalist for the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award in 2012.
[2] Tjukangku grew up at the mission in Ernabella and at De Rose Hill,[1] a cattle station located along the Stuart Highway.
By the time he was a teenager, Tjukangku began working for the station as a jackaroo, mustering cattle.
A common motif featured in Tjukangku's artworks is puṉu (wood that is used for making traditional tools and objects).
[1] Objects in his artworks are often more figurative (realistic) than in most Western Desert art, but still contain elements and shapes that are very clearly abstract.
[1][3] Tjukangku paints in natural earthy tones, using rich shades of red, browns, ochres and black.