Chris Watt
Details
Born:
10/8/68
Biography
Totem: Dibirdi rockcod
Country: Baralkia
Chirs was born on Mornington Island. He learnt the art of painting by watching and learning from his father Arnold Watt. Chris always paints stories told to him by his father, handed down from his ancestors. In 1989 Chris and his family moved to Groote Eylandt where he continued to paint. He also hand crafts boomerangs, shields and spears. Chris’s work is extremely popular with out Eylandt visitors to Dugong Beach Resort.