Rover Thomas Juluma b. c.1926

Also known as Rover Thomas Joolama, Rover Thomas
  • Artist (Painter)
Rover Thomas, who painted the land and the massacres of people in the Kimberley, first came to prominence as the Dreamer of the Kurirr-Kurirr ceremony, which he subsequently painted. He and Trevor Nickolls were the first Australian Aboriginal artists to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1991.
Tags: Cyclone Tracy, ceremony, massacres, painting country
Name
Rover Thomas Juluma
Also known as:
  • Rover Thomas Joolama
  • Rover Thomas
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Stockman (ANZSIC code: A) c.1936 - c.1975 Kimberley, WA
Tags:
Cyclone Tracy
ceremony
massacres
painting country
Birth date
c.1926
Birth place
Kintore Range, NT
Death date
11 April 1998
Death place
Warmun (Turkey Creek), East Kimberley, WA
Active Period
  • 1981 - c.1998
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kukatja
  • Wangkajunga / Wangkatjungka
Languages
  • Kukatja
Initial Record Data Source
  • Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS