Sandy Brumby

Sandy Brumby (born around 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian artist whose work rapidly became popular following the start of his career late in life.

Sandy Brumby
Bornc.1950
Pukatja, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting
MovementContemporary Indigenous Australian art

Early life

Brumby grew up at an outstation called Victory Downs near to Pukatja (then known as Ernabella) with his mother, father, brother and sister. Early jobs included working at a cattle station called Mount Cavanagh near Kulgera over the threshold of the Northern Territory, where he mustered bullocks, fixed fences and looked after the cows.[1]

Career

The first time he picked up a paintbrush was in the Ninuku Arts centre, an Aboriginal art and craft centre established in 2008.[2] He produced work almost every day from then, saying he was spontaneously documenting the life of his people.[3][4]

In a short period of time his paintings gained significant attention and were acquired by notable public collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of South Australia and Queensland Art Gallery.[5] His work became collectable quickly.[6]

Sharing Country, the show Brumby was involved in at Olsen Gruin, New York, in 2017 was rated among the top ten of the hottest summer group shows to see that year by Artnet.[7]

Style

Brumby's work references symbols frequently used in rock and cave paintings around Uluru and Kata Tjuta.[8] His paintings have a lively, raw character, displaying a powerful communication with his culture and his people. His love of colour makes use of a wide range of hues, but he uses delicate brush strokes in his work.[9]

Personal life

Sandy met his wife in Pukatja and for some time they settled in the Amata community. Eventually they moved on to Pipalyatjara, before the Kalka and Pipalyatjara communities were fully established. Here they had two children and brought them up in this area. In 2015 Sandy moved to a retirement home.[1]

Major collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC[10]
  • Queensland Art Gallery[11]

Selected other exhibitions
  • Sharing Country, Olsen Gruin, New York, United States, 15 June — 10 August 2017[12]
  • Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Sydney, 15 October - 11 December 2016[13][14]
  • Red Dot Gallery, Singapore, 16 September - 17 October 2015[15]
  • Salon Des Refuses, Paul Johnstone Gallery, Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin, Australia, 9–24 August 2014[16][17]
  • Alcaston Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 18 February - 14 March 2014[18]

See also

References
  1. "Sandy Brumby Artist Profile Short Street Gallery". shortstgallery.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. "Ninuku Arts Aboriginal Art Outstation". www.outstation.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. Rothwell, Nicolas (2007). Another Country. Black Inc. p. 254. ISBN 9781921825460. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "ANTaR: National advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights - and overcoming the disadvantage - of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people" (PDF). antar.org.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. Newstead, Adrian (2014). The Dealer is the Devil: An Insiders History of the Aboriginal Art Trade. Brandl & Schlesinger. p. 561. ISBN 9781921556449. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. McLean, Ian (2014). Double Desire: Transculturation and Indigenous Contemporary Art. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 9781443871334. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. Sarah, Cascone (3 July 2017). "The 30 Hottest Summer Group Shows to See in New York | artnet News". artnet News. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. Territory, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern (2017). Tjungunutja: From Having Come Together. Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. ISBN 9780648066705. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. Myers, Fred R. (2002). Painting Culture: The Making of an Aboriginal High Art. Duke University Press. p. 397. ISBN 0822384167. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. "Sandy Brumby, Artists, NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. "Sandy Brumby. c1930-. Australia (Aboriginal)". www.aasd.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. [s.n.] (15 July 2017). Sharing Country. Wall Street International Magazine.
  13. "Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars - Hazelhurst - Sutherland Shire Council". www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  14. "APY artists come together in 'significant and ambitious' exhibition - National Indigenous Times". National Indigenous Times. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  15. "ReDot Fine Art Gallery - Contemporary Aboriginal Art". www.redotgallery.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  16. "Salon des Refusés Returns". Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  17. "Salon Des Refuses Catalogue" (PDF). pauljohnstonegallery.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  18. "Sandy Brumby Alcaston Gallery". Alcaston Gallery. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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