Johnny Bulunbulun
Johnny Bulunbulun (1946-2010) was a Ganalbingu Aboriginal artist.
Johnny Bulunbulun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 2010 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting, bark painting |
| Spouse(s) | 1-Nellie 2- Laurie Maarbudug |
| Awards | Red Ochre Award (2004) National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (2001)[1] |
He had a posthumous[2] joint exhibition with Zhou Xiaoping in Beijing[3] and Melbourne,[4] called "Trepang: China & the Story of Macassan - Aboriginal Trade".[5]
Awards
Since 1993, the Australia Council for the Arts, the arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia, has awarded a Red Ochre Award to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement. In 2004, it was awarded to Bulunbulun.
Exhibitions
Collections
- Artbank, Sydney.
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- Central Collection, Australian National University, Canberra
- Djomi Museum, Maningrida
- Edith Cowan University Collection Perth Western Australia
- Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
- Holmes à Court Collection, Perth
- Kluge Foundation, Morven Estate, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Milingimbi Collection, MECA, Milingimbi Educational and Cultural Association
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Maningrida Collection, Sydney
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.[6]
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.[7]
- National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
- Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra
- The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA
References
- "NATSIAA awards". Magpie Geese. Natural pigments on bark. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- "Death of John Bulun Bulun". Aboriginal Art News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- "Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade". Beijing.
- "Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade". Melbourne. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Ochre and Ink". Documentary. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Johnny Bulunbulun". National Gallery of Australia.
- "Johnny Bulunbulun". National Gallery of Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
External links
- Parliament House Art Collection
- John Bulunbulun at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Red Ochre Award, Australia Council for the Arts
- WorldCat
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