Bluey Roberts
Bluey Roberts was born in 1948 and belongs to the Ngarrindjeri tribe from the Lower Murray region of South Australia. He is widely exhibited within Australia and overseas and is held in collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Flinders University Art Museum in Adelaide, South Australian Museum and Queensland Art Gallery. Bluey Roberts is undoubtedly the most prolific of the Ngarrindjeri artists and is well known for his carved emu eggs and decorated weapons. The works selected for inclusion in Murray Cod: the biggest fish in the river are ancient narratives about the Fish and the Murray River, possessing and forth giving memories of a time long gone.
2006
Gallery
River spirit dreaming 1989
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Courtesy the artistRiver spirit dreaming 1989
Carved emu egg
Courtesy the artist