Colin Wightman b.

  • Artist (Painter)
Colin Wightman from Toomelah Mission in north west NSW was inspired to paint by his younger brother. In 2005 he was selected as a finalist in the Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize.

Colin Wightman of the Goomeroi people was born on Toomelah Mission in north west NSW. Wightman was selected as a finalist in the 2005 Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize held at Parliament House, Sydney. In the accompanying catalogue Wightman states that he paints because it “tells the stories of the tribe I am from” and that he “paints what I see and what I was told by my Nan and other elders of the Goomeroi tribe.”

Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011