Returning to my Home Country

Jonathan Kumintjarra Brown (1960 – 1997). Retrospective

As a member of the Stolen Generations Jonathan Kumintjarra Brown grew up with white foster parents. The trauma of forced separation and cultural disconnection never left him. At Neil McLeod’s Tecoma studio in the 1990’s he met artists like Lin Onus and Rover Thomas and took to painting. Canvasses with rich layers of ground ochre and desert sand became his trademark, depicting the lost country of his grandparents. More pointedly, they also tell the story of one of Australia’s darker chapters of history, the atomic tests at Maralinga and his people’s dispossession from their lands. Following on from Burrinja’s award-winning touring exhibition Black Mist Burnt Country, inspired by Jonathan’s paintings, this retrospective tells a uniquely Australian story.

"Jonathan Kumintjarra Brown cleverly articulates the merger of traditional and contemporary culture.” Hetti Perkins (Art + Soul)

Exhibition Finissage & Book Launch Sun 17 March at 2pm - to RSVP email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wed 13th March

Book in for a guided tour with curator JD Mittman here
THU 7 MAR 11AM OR THU 14 MAR 2PM