Jock Mosquito / Kunawaritji Country

A senior Jaru Elder, respected stockman and Kimberley community leader from Nicholson Station. His acclaimed artworks of Country and lived experience entered major public and private collections, with several sell-out solo exhibitions. He frequently advised on contract musters in the late 1990s and early 2000s when mustering changed, it’s now aerial survey which requires fewer ringers and stockmen, but Jock progressed with the times and handled everything he does very well ~ including his art.

Jock was born on Nicholson Station bordering on desert country and situated over the Northern Territory border from Kununurra and Turkey Creek (East Kimberley) where he lived for many years with his wife and lineage. He was employed for Len Hill at Nicholson, a “real top man”, who taught him how to drive cars, pull bores, fencing, operate machinery, and eventually Jock became head stockman.