2010
Artist BAARRI RAINMAN Boland
Artist BIOGRAPHY
[The contents outlined in the biography focuses on the experience and the activities that BAARRI RAINMAN Boland as undertaken as an Aboriginal Artist.


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Artist Summary:

  1. Cultural Heritage and Traditional links:

Baarri RAINMAN Boland

  • Descendant of the Kamilaroi Clan (Gamilaraay/ Yuwuluraay Language groups South West of New South Wales Australia on his mothers heritage line The totem is the Dhinawun (EMU) and Bigambul clan South West Queensland on his father’s heritage lines.
  • Rainman-Baarri in his language means Rain and his mother’s mother last namewas Mari which means Man.
  • Has been delivering Cultural and Art activities over the last 30 years Queensland, Central Queensland and Rockhampton region supporting indigenous Youth, Families, Businesses andCommunities.
  1. Solo Exhibitions:
  • Walter Reid Art Centre displayed and demonstrated woodcraft for NAIDOC

week 2005

  1. Group Exhibitions
  • Walter Reid art Centre displayed artworks with 3 other local artist 1996
  1. Public Collections
  • CQID Art shop East Street Rockhampton 2009-2010
  • Rainman website electronic gallery 2008-2010
  • Reconnect Rockhampton Office 2008- ongoing
  1. Grants & Honors
  • Major Brisbane Art Festival Project -: “Where You From Banner Project. “I was selected as Art Facilitator to mentor upcoming emerging artist to paint banners that identified where they come from and their cultural identity and their place of belonging in Aboriginal and contemporary society. April 2009
  • Contracted By Way of life Art Studio Mount Morgan to deliver art workshops on Aboriginal and contemporary art techniques funding was through the Regional Art Development Funding Rockhampton Regional Council. August 2009
  • Regional Arts Development Funding Grant -: To run Ceramics, Art and Woodcraft workshops with another local artist for Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Mount Morgan between the dates. 15 July – 15 December 2010
  1. Lectures / Public Speaking
  • Catholic Indigenous Leadership Camp Facilitator and Artist

in Residence Cooey Bay Recreation Centre June 2009

  1. Teaching
  • Way of life Art Studio Mount Morgan-:Tutoring students in

Contemporary and Aboriginal art techniques workshop,

Contact person Dian Kelleher Studio owner August 2009

  • Anglicare Mount Morgan Youth Centre- Cultural Development workshops

and Art and Woodcraft. May & June 2009

  • Workshops with art and craft for schools in the CQ region 1992-2008
  • Dreamtime Cultural centre Tour guide explain art and culture 1990-1992
  1. Related Activities
  • Arts and Cultural Expo Woorabinda 28 April 2010
  • Taste of the World Festival 24April 2010
  • Children’s Spring Festival Heritage Village 9 September 2009
  • Art and craft workshops for Reconnect April 2009
  1. Education

The Cultural Educator and Aboriginal Artist Qualifications;

Qualifications of Performers:

  • 36 years experience and knowledge related to cultural activities and performances
  • Also Small Business Cross- Cultural communication business diploma through CQTAFE
  • Certificate IV in TAA40104 in Workplace Assessment
  • Currently Studying Part-time as a student at Central Queensland University Rockhampton ( The course is Bachelor Of Business CA01)
  • I have been in Rockhampton for over 20 years and I have been committed to serving the community of Rockhampton in that period of time as an Artist doing community projects and also held exhibitions and done workshops on art, woodcraft

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  1. Born
  • In St.George far South West Queensland in 1965 I was the youngest child of seven. 3 older brothers and 3 older sisters. When I was at school I never seem to show much interesting artwork until one day I decided to try it out and then I was starting experiment and paint. When I got older around the age of 18- 24, I forgot about my artwork as I left to live on the coast of Queensland and decided to find work. After my Mum and Dad died I decided to take up painting again it was therapeutic for me and it was away for me to remember the story Mum and Dad told me and the traditional lifestyle and hunting techniques that were passed down. The more I done my art it became a dominant interest as it gave me peace, and healing from my grief.

Below is an example of a painting and story that depicts my upbringing;

The Bush tucker track story

When I (RAINMAN) was 14 years of age I remembered going at bush with my brothers and father, they would take me at walking through the bush making bush tracks to find the bush food. My father Lindsay (Poddy) Boland would be working on the council fixing up roads with the road gangs. Then later in the day when he finished work he would go walking through the bush to find the bush food. When he got back in town after a week’s work at in the bush he would then take my brothers and I out on the weekend hunting for bushtucker. We would go and gather the bush food and bring it home again and then our Mother ( Betty Boland ) would then cook up the bush food, jams from the desert limes also tarts and jam from the desert quandong. I used to love eating the quandongs straight from the tree. Also when I was young I used to get the witchetty grubs from the Black wattle tree (Dulun) with my friends.

  1. References

Coral Way (Catholic Indigenous Education Unit) 0409643767

Jacqueline Stack(Reconnect Rockhampton) 0439981700

Dian Kelleher (Way of life art studio Mount Morgan) 0458282559

Ben Lodewekis(YouthSupport Worker Mount Morgan) 0428790047

Judy Coutie (RADF coordinator) Rockhampton Regional Council

  1. Contact Details

Name: Barry (Baarri) RAIN (Mari) MAN Boland

Address: 3 Shop 3/1A Denham Street

Rockhampton, 4700

Contact Numbers: 07 49210099 Mobile:0409552126

Email:

Website:

ABN: 69 665 414 525

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