Uncle Roger Jarrett

A Gumbaynggirr man and survivor of the Stolen Generations, Uncle Roger Jarrett is a painter, carver, sculptor, storyteller, educator, cultural leader and writer.

Aunty Jaluka Rose Quinlin

Jaluka was born at Kempsey Hospital in November 1962. At the time, Jaluka’s parents - Denzil and Roseina - were living at Pee Dee (60 km northwest of Kempsey) with their two daughters and three sons.

Uncle Bryce Moran

Bryce Moran was born on the 22 June 1949 on Birpai Country, at the Manning Base Hospital in Taree, an agricultural township on the Manning River on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

Kakare Hohora

Kakare Hohora is a 25-year-old Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Birpai man from Kempsey, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. He comes from a family of artists and has had a passion for drawing since childhood.

Richard P Campbell

A survivor of the Stolen Generations, Richard was born in Bowraville in 1958. His mother was a Gumbaynggirr woman and his father was a member of the Dunghutti tribe.

Uncle Milton Budge (Dec)

Dunggutti painter Milton Budge was born in 1941 at Burnt Bridge Mission, Kempsey, New South Wales.

Robert Campbell Junior (Dec)

Robert Campbell Junior (born 1944 – died 1993). An accomplished Ngaku and Dunghutti artist from Kempsey who rose to prominence in the 1980s for his bold, colourful paintings.

Duane Button Senior

Duane Button Senior is Robert Campbell Junior’s oldest son. Also Kempsey born and raised, Button grew up watching his father paint. In adult life, Duane has followed in his father’s footsteps, painting stories passed down to him as a child.

Lewis Burns

Lewis Burns is a Tubba-Gah Wiradjuri man born and living in Dubbo, NSW. He is a talented and accomplished visual artist (painter and carver), musician and performer, a Councillor on Dubbo Council and owner of the Red Earth Gallery.

Leah Brown

Leah is a proud Garawa and Mara woman from the Roper River region of the Northern Territory, currently living on Dunghutti Country on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. She is skilled in painting and digital artwork and design, and is passionate about using her talents to educate and share her culture.

Sandy Abigall

Sandy is a proud Dunghutti, Birpai and Gumbaynggir artist born and raised on Birpai Country, and she lives and works in Port Macquarie, on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Chloe Spinks

Chloe is a Gamilaroi and Barkindji woman from New South Wales. She developed a keen interest in creating artwork at an early age, after being introduced to painting by one of her Uncles when she was just three.

Gai Southwell

A Bundjalung woman born on Dunghutti Country, Gai Southwell is a talented and experienced fibre artist based in Kempsey on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

Michelle Dundas

Michelle is a mother of three, born and raised in Kempsey, Dunghutti Country. While she has dabbled with art throughout her life, including winning a local youth art competition at the age of 20, she has only begun to take it more seriously over the past 12 months or so.

Freeda Roberts

Freeda Roberts is a Saltwater Dunghutti Artist from South West Rocks. She grew up on Figtree Reserve and draws inspiration from the stories and memories of growing up on Dunghutti Country.