George Tjungurrayi began painting with Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 and continued his practice while living across communities in the region. His ancestral Country encompasses sites north-west of Kintore, near the border of Central and Western Australia. Tjungurrayi’s paintings depict men’s ceremonial narratives and the journeys of the Tingari ancestors as they travelled across significant remote sites, including the Country surrounding his birthplace. Through finely structured compositions and rhythmic linework, his works evoke both movement across landscape and the enduring presence of ancestral knowledge. The raw songlines of Tjungurrayi's Untitled 2009—a direct image from the time of creation, is an exceptional example by the artist. The field of narrow parallel lines relates to designs engraved on shields in the Western Desert, as well as to a conceptualisation of the physical appearance of the country around Wilkinkara (Lake Mackay) with its parallel ridges of sand dunes.

Throughout his career, George Tjungurrayi has been recognised as a finalist in the Wynne Prize on multiple occasions, as well as the Mosman Art Prize and Salon des Refusés, and received a Highly Commended Award at the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Tjungurrayi’s work is held in major Australian and international collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney.