Bluey Roberts b. 1948

Also known as Donald Roberts
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ngarrindjeri/Kokatha painter, emu egg carver and muralist who participated in the 'Tactility' exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in 2003.
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Name
Bluey Roberts
Also known as Donald Roberts
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Fruit picker (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
1948
Birth place
Meningie, SA
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Meningie, SA
  • Adelaide, SA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Coorong, SA
  • Minippa, SA
  • Ceduna, SA
  • Upper and Lower Murray River, SA
Dreaming
  • Murray Cod Dreaming
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kokatha
  • Ngarrindjeri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Alternative names
  • Donald Roberts
  • Donald Roberts
Related people
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne (sibling of)
  • James, Jimmy (relative of)
  • Koolmatrie, Yvonne (sibling of)
  • James, Jimmy (relative of)
  • Hart, Pro (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Boomerang Art (associate of)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute (associate of)
  • Boomerang Art (associate of)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute (associate of)
Related works
  • Bush Spirit (creator of)
  • River Spirit (creator of)
  • Pondi (Murray Cod) (creator of)
  • Rainbow Spirit (creator of)
  • River Spirit Dreaming (creator of)
  • Bush Spirit (creator of)
  • River Spirit (creator of)
  • Pondi (Murray Cod) (creator of)
  • Rainbow Spirit (creator of)
  • River Spirit Dreaming (creator of)
Related collections
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute (received)
  • Aboriginal Development Commission (received)
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute (received)
  • Aboriginal Development Commission (received)
Related events
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Tactility: two centuries of Indigenous objects, textiles and fibre (exhibited at)
  • Tandanya 'Look At Us Now' (exhibited at)
  • River Spirit Dreaming (exhibited at)
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Tactility: two centuries of Indigenous objects, textiles and fibre (exhibited at)
  • Tandanya 'Look At Us Now' (exhibited at)
  • River Spirit Dreaming (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
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Date modified April 11, 2011, 12:30 a.m. April 11, 2011, 12:30 a.m.
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