Alma Toomath b. 1940

  • Artist (Painter)
Western Australian Indigenous artist who participated in the 'Aboriginal artists of the South-West: Past and Present' exhibition at the Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia (2000).
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Name
Alma Toomath
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art workshop facilitator
  • Book illustrator
Birth date
1940
Birth place
Mount Barker, WA
Residence
  • Roelands, WA
  • Katanning, WA (Carrolup Native Settlement )
  • Perth, WA
  • Mount Barker, WA
Training
  • Diploma in Fine Arts, Claremont Technical College, Claremont, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Southwest region, WA
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Noongar / Nyungar / Nyungah languages
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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References [<ExternalResource: Williams, D., Nunn, P. (producers) (1991), 'Show us a light: the art of Carrolup', Produced for the Marribank Family Centre Education System; Bayswater, WA, documentary film.>, <ExternalResource: Durack, Mary D. & Rutter, Florence (1952), 'Child Artists of the Australian Bush'.>, <ExternalResource: Kleinert, Sylvia (2010), 'Aboriginal Enterprises: Negotiating an Urban Aboriginality'.>] [<ExternalResource: Williams, D., Nunn, P. (producers) (1991), 'Show us a light: the art of Carrolup', Produced for the Marribank Family Centre Education System; Bayswater, WA, documentary film.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'Illustrations in 'The Great Race: a traditional story' (1982) "Djawal-Idi" Aboriginal Education Resources Unit, East Perth, WA'.>, <ExternalResource: Stanton, John E. (2000), 'Bush Landscapes of the south-west of Western Australia; the Child Art of Carrolup'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Illustrations in 'The Great Race: a traditional story' (1982) "Djawal-Idi" Aboriginal Education Resources Unit, East Perth, WA'.>]
Language groups
  • Noongar / Nyungar / Nyungah languages
Related person groups
  • Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation (associate of)
  • Marribank Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation (associate of)
  • Marribank Artists Cooperative (associate of)
Related events
  • Aboriginal artists of the south-west: past and present (None)
  • Bella Kelly, Alma Toomath & Michelle Broun (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal artists of the south-west: past and present (None)
  • Bella Kelly, Alma Toomath & Michelle Broun (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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