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Onus, Bill, b. 1906
William Townsend (Bill) Onus 1906-68. As an artist, entrepeneur, actor and activist Bill Onus made an significant contribution to Art and Aboriginality in postwar Melbourne. ...
Pambegan, Arthur Koo'ekka, b. 1936
Arthur Koo'ekka Pambegan Jnr is a Senior Elder of the Winehanem clan from the Archer River region in North Queensland. Pambegan's 'dance sculptures' were learnt ...
Patrick, Freddy Jangala, b. 1930
An excellent carver, Freddy Patick was one of the first to start painting in Lajamanu. Married to fellow artist Myra Nungarrayi Patrick, Freddy painted a ...
Reynolds, Nyree, b. 1948
Nyree Reynolds is a painter. Her Gamillaroi heritage inspires her contemporary practice and her love of animals inspires her pet portraits. She currently conducts art ...
Soewardie, Jake, b. 1948
Jake Soewardie is a Kamilaroi landscape oil painter whose work is inspired by mountain caves and the environments of The Blue Mountains and Kangaroo Valley. ...
Thanakupi, , b. 1937
Ceramicist whose pottery was informed by the artist's sense of clay's sacred purpose within traditional ceremonial life at the artist's home in Weipa. Her pots ...
Thorpe, Alice, b. 1914
Weaver, was born in the Lake Boga district of Victoria in 1914.
Tjapaltjarri, Clifford Possum, b. 1932
Leading Papunya Tula artist. One of last men to join Geoffrey Bardon's group of 'painting men' at the beginning of the 1970s and the first ...
Winmar, Roma, b. 1944
Noongar artist based in Perth. Participated in the exhibition 'Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago)' at the Katanning Arts Centre & Western Australian Museum during the ...
Wirri, Kevin, b. 1953
Tjapaltjarri first learnt to paint landscapes from Albert Namatjira's son. Other artists he has connections with include Barney Daniels and Leslie Brogas (Brokus).
Abadjura, , b. 1904
Bark paintings and carvings by Abadjura were collected by the Art Gallery of Western Australia in the 1960s.
Anning, Michael, b. 1955
Indigenous carver and painter, Michael Anning's work was awarded the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3 Dimensional Award at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Atira-Atira, Tjulkiwa, b. 1951
Pitjanjatjara artist who began working with craft in Ernabella in 1968. Her artistic pursuits led her to the medium of batik and in 1988, after ...
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Baker, Nyukana, b. 1943
Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella who began painting, designing and weaving in 1963 and producing batik in 1971. Her work is widely exhibited in Australia and ...
Bishop, Mervyn, b. 1945
An award winning photo-journalist, Mervyn Bishop was the first Aboriginal photographer for the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. Bishop's extensive career began in 1963 and in 2008 ...
Chapman, Vic, b. 1932
Ceramicist born 14th March 1932 on Currawillinghi Station Qld. Chapman's earthenware slip cast pieces are painted with the Dreaming stories of the Yuwaalaraay people of ...
Doolan Jnr., Billy, b. 1952
Billy Doolan Jnr. is from Palm Island, Queensland and is a painter who works with synthetic polymer paint on linen. He is also a wood ...
Ellis, Malcolm
Aboriginal landscape painter from the southwest region of Western Australia whose works are held in the collection of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of ...
Gilbert, Kevin, b. 1933
Painter, printmaker, cartoonist, photographer, poet, writer, historian and activist. Produced the first known fine art prints by an Aboriginal artist, made while he was in ...
Hansen, Philip, b. 1950
Taught by his mother and other older community members in South Guildford, WA. Noongar artist based in Collie whose work is in the collection of ...