Alair Pambegan belongs to the Wik-Munchan language group and lives and works in Aurukun, small community on Queensland’s West Cape York Peninsula. He comes from a long lineage of respected Wik elders and his late father Arthur Pambegan Jnr was the chief custodian of his peoples’ stories, a renowned artist and senior lore man. In 2014 Pambegan was a finalist in both the Churchie National Emerging Art Prize and John Fries Award. Pambegan’s work is held in a number of public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern and Art, Brisbane and the Gilbert & Tobin Collection, Sydney. Alair Pambegan lives and works in Aurukun, Australia.
