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Rover Julama ThomasArtist Spotlight | July

Rover Julama Thomas

c.1926 – 1998 · AAMI rank #2
Acclaimed as a cultural leader and the seminal figure in establishing the East Kimberley School, Rover Thomas is, according to almost every empirical measure, the most influential Aboriginal artist in the history of this movement. Yet, had he become an artist in his Walmatjarri-Kukaja traditional country, near Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route, his art would have doubtlessly developed along completely different lines, assuming he’d had the opportunity to paint at all.…Read the full biography

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Congratulations, Lily Karadada, on 106 Years!
Juniper Gerdewoonem Residential Aged Care Home, Kununurra

10 July 2026

Congratulations, Lily Karadada, on 106 Years!

The great Kalumburu artist Lily Karadada turned 106 last week, a remarkable milestone. Lily is among the most significant Wandjina painters of her generation. Working in natural ochres from her country in the north-west Kimberley, she renders the Wandjina, the rain spirit and creation ancestor of the region, in a style instantly her own: compact figures with distinctive pointed shoulders, emerging from a veil of rain-like dots. Her work has been shown across Australia, Europe and Asia, and in 2003 she was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for her contribution to art. She remains one of Australia's most important living Aboriginal artists, and we send her our warmest wishes.

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