Robert Campbell b. 1902

  • Artist
Ngaku painter and printmaker, Robert Campbell Jr gained national attention in the late 1980s despite having no formal art training. His paintings of the frontier history of racism and colonialism are collected in many state and national institutions.
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Citations

  • Artlink vol. 10, nos 1 & 2, p. 83 (1990), 'Robert Campbell Jnr’, url:, .

  • Mundine, Djon (2008), 'Ngadhu, Ngaulili, Ngeaninyagu. A Personal History of Aboriginal Art in the Premier State (Catalogue)’, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW, Djon Mundine is an essay writer and curator.

    http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=1&iSubCatId=124

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Other occupations
  • Seasonal worker
  • Labourer
  • Seasonal worker
  • Labourer
Copyright agents
  • Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
  • Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Heritage countries
  • Kempsey, NSW
  • Kempsey, NSW
Related works
  • Hunting Food at Uluru (creator of)
  • Spearing Roo (creator of)
  • Bicentenary (creator of)
  • Australian Aboriginal Emblem (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Embassy (creator of)
  • Abo History (facts) (creator of)
  • Please Don't Rape the Forests (creator of)
  • Killed in the Line of Duties Led to Gundy's Innocent Killing (Who Me, Why Me?) (creator of)
  • Roped-Off at the Picturess II (creator of)
  • Map of the massacres of blacks on the Macleay (creator of)
  • Woman Business (creator of)
  • Sunset over the Macleay overlooking Euroka (creator of)
  • Hunting Food at Uluru (creator of)
  • Spearing Roo (creator of)
  • Bicentenary (creator of)
  • Australian Aboriginal Emblem (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Embassy (creator of)
  • Abo History (facts) (creator of)
  • Please Don't Rape the Forests (creator of)
  • Killed in the Line of Duties Led to Gundy's Innocent Killing (Who Me, Why Me?) (creator of)
  • Roped-Off at the Picturess II (creator of)
  • Map of the massacres of blacks on the Macleay (creator of)
  • Woman Business (creator of)
  • Sunset over the Macleay overlooking Euroka (creator of)
  • Curl Curl Beach (None)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Union Art Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Regional Galleries Association of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Dobell Foundation, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Print Council of Australia, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Union Art Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Regional Galleries Association of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Dobell Foundation, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Print Council of Australia, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Archibald Prize (received)
  • 1998: Wynne Prize (received)
  • Australia Council, Aboriginal Arts Board grant (received)
  • Australian Bicentennial Print Portfolio, NGA, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • Poster Commission (received)
  • Artist In Residence, Tin Sheds, University of Sydney, (received)
  • Archibald Prize (received)
  • 1998: Wynne Prize (received)
  • Australia Council, Aboriginal Arts Board grant (received)
  • Australian Bicentennial Print Portfolio, NGA, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • Poster Commission (received)
  • Artist In Residence, Tin Sheds, University of Sydney, (received)
Related events
  • A Face In the Crowd (exhibited at)
  • Tagari Lia: My Family (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Tyerabarrbowaryaou: I Shall Never Become a White Man (exhibited at)
  • Sublime: 25 Years of the Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Plot Thickens: Narratives in Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1b866b538b73d930211e0')) (exhibited at)
  • A Koori Perspective - Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection (exhibited at)
  • A Face In the Crowd (exhibited at)
  • Tagari Lia: My Family (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Tyerabarrbowaryaou: I Shall Never Become a White Man (exhibited at)
  • Sublime: 25 Years of the Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Plot Thickens: Narratives in Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1b866b538b73d930211e0')) (exhibited at)
  • A Koori Perspective - Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection (exhibited at)
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