Johnny Bulunbulun
Born1946
Died2010
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting, bark painting
Spouse(s)1-Nellie
2- Laurie Maarbudug
AwardsRed Ochre Award (2004)
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (2001)[1]

Johnny Bulunbulun (1946-2010) was a Ganalbingu Aboriginal artist.

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

  • Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade, Capital Museum, Beijing.[3]
  • Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade, Melbourne Museum.[4]

Collections

References

  1. "NATSIAA awards". Magpie Geese. Natural pigments on bark. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
  2. "Death of John Bulun Bulun". Aboriginal Art News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade". Beijing.
  4. 1 2 "Trepang: China & the story of Macassan – Aboriginal Trade". Melbourne. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. "Ochre and Ink". Documentary. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. "Johnny Bulunbulun". National Gallery of Australia.
  7. "Johnny Bulunbulun". National Gallery of Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.


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