PLEASE NOTE
This artwork formed part of a successful 2007 exhibition titled "Back to the Board" with the artists painting on specially made reinforced boards which were the original materials used by the Aboriginal artists in the East Kimberley. As such, this artwork is heavier than an artwork painted on canvas.

ARTIST PROFILE

Tommy Carroll

Tommy was born in 1956 at Doon Doon Station in the East Kimberley and worked as a stockman for many years.  His knowledge of the country in which he worked is extensive and the pivotal focus of his paintings.

He is a natural – his style is strong, individual, balanced, striking.   It is obvious that he has never followed in anyone’s footsteps – his works are most definitely by Tommy Carroll.

The paintings flow with the landscape – from minimal yet precise black and white to vibrant reds and bright yellow to the softer black/brown/green of his grandfather, Paddy Carroll’s country.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2004
- Tommy Carroll and Mabel Juli, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney

2003
- Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne

2002
- Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
- Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney

2005
- Waterhole 11, Raft Artspace, Darwin
- New Work From Warmun, Gadfly Gallery, Perth

2003
- Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Framed Gallery, Darwin

2002
- Warmun Group Show, Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
- Colleen Carter, Tommy Carroll and Katie Cox, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
- Collectors Show, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne

2000
- Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra

Selected Collections
- Australian National Gallery, Canberra
- Parliament Collection, Canberra
- Broadmeadows Health Service Collection, Victoria
- Private Collections, Australia, Germany, America, England and Switzerland