Christian Bumbarra Thompson is a Bidjara man of the Kunja Nation from Central West Queensland and also has European heritage.Thompson's work is primarily focused on the performative exploration of multiple identities; he inhabits a range of personas that he achieves through simple costume and carefully orchestrated poses and backdrops.
Read MoreThompson's practice is informed by his absorption of a range of cultures as a young Aboriginal art- ist growing up in an urban environment in the 1980s and 1990s. In more recent work Thompson combines traditional Australian Indigenous scenarios with lurid ornamentatio, and has moved into exploring a new cross-continental and theatrically postcolonial identity. His 'HEAT' series of videos and stills captures the affective experience of the desert climate in the Queensland outback.
Thompson's work has been included in group exhibitions at a number of international institutions including the Andy Warhol Museum, USA; Wood Street Galleries, USA; National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
