Roger Saunders b. 1945 South Australia

Also known as Bushfire
  • Artist (Painter)
Ngarrindjeri painter who paints coffins. Was exhibited in the 2008 'Our Mob' exhibition at Adelaide Festival Centre.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 2009
Name
Roger Saunders
Also known as Bushfire
Birth date
1945
Birth place
South Australia
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 2004-
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Heritage Country
  • Coobowie, SA
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Saunders, Roger

Roger 'Bushfire’ Saunders is a Ngarrindjeri painter from Coobowie on the Yorke Peninisula, South Australia. His paintings have been exhibited in local art awards since 2004. He was a participating artist in the annual 'Our Mob’ exhibition at the Adelaide Fesival Centre in 2008.

Saunders spends half of each year living in Bundaberg, Queensland where he was asked by local Aboriginal elders to paint two coffins. Since then he has been painting coffins and entering them into local art exhibitions.
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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2009
Last updated:
2011
spouse of
Christine Saunders
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Our Mob
2008
Exhibition ()
Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
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