Stewart Hoosan b. 1951

  • Artist (Painter)
Stewart Hoosan was born in 1951 at Old Doomadgee Mission. He is a Garrwa man on his mother's side. He grew up on Calvert Hills station with his grandfather Yarriyarri. At nine years of age he went to work in stock camps and spent time droving throughout the Top End. Stewart started painting in early 2000 and paints his country and its history
Name
Stewart Hoosan
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Old Doomadgee Mission, NT, Australia
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Garrwa / Garrawa / Garawa
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Cross Art Projects Archive