Rover Thomas (Julama) History and Collections

History

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023 Ochre Painters of the Kimberley, Japingka Gallery, Freemantle
2023 Eminence, D’Lan Contemporary, New York
2023 Wurrdha Marra, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
2023 Country to Canvas | in association with Warmun Art Centre, Olsen Art Gallery, Sydney
2023 Inspired | The Collectors Edition: Artists from the Kimberley Region, Coo-ee Art, Sydney
2023 Important Australian Paintings, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
2023 Ochre Painters of the Kimberley + Andrew Highfold - On the Lands, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle
2022 Indigenous Art from the NGV Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
2022 Tiempo de Suenos, Agencia Cordoba de Cultura, Cordoba and Buenos Aires (Touring Exibition)
2022 Significant 2022, D'Lan Davidson, Melbourne
2021 Rover Thomas & Kimberley Ochre Painters, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle
2021 Voyage across Aboriginal Australia - Founders' Favourites, Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Moitiers, Switzerland
2021 Big Names Little Paintings, Cooee Art Gallery, Sydney
2020 Crossings, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne
2019 Tiempo de Sonar, Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo, Mexico-City, in cooperation with Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney
2019 Reverence, D'Lan Davidson, Sydney
2019 Significant, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne
2016 O Tempo Dos Sonhos, Arte Aborigene Contemporanea da Australia, Caixa Cultural, Sao Paolo
2016-2017 One Road: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Deserts, Travelling Exhibition in Japan, curated by the National Museum of Australia, Canberra
2010-2013 Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route, Touring Exhibition, by the National Museum of Australia, Canberra
2010 Desert Country, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
2006 Aboriginal Art, Art Gallery of Macquarie University, Sydney
1996 Nangara: The Australian Aboriginal Art Exhibition from the Ebes Collection, Sichting Sint-Jan, Brugges, Belgium

Awards and Recognition

2011 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine
2003 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine
2001 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine
2000 Top 50 Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector Magazine

Collections

  • Dr Peter Elliot Collection, Sydney
  • Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne
  • The Luczo Family Collection, USA
  • Kaplan and Levi Collection, Seattle
  • Stefano Spaccapietra Collection, Switzerland
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton VIC
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
  • The Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, USA