Christian Thompson

Who is Christian Thompson?

Christian Andrew William Bumbarra Thompson is a notable Australian born artist. He was born in Gawler, South Australia. He is a Bidjara man and is of British heritage descending from London, Margate and Bampton, Oxfordshire. His paternal heritage is Aboriginal Australian and his maternal heritage is British of convict and free settler origins. He currently lives and works in Oxford, The United Kingdom. Thompson's Great Great Grandfather is King Billy of Bonny Doon Lorne, who was a senior Tribesman of the Bidjara people and reigned for many years over the district.

Thompson had an itinerant childhood following his Fathers career in the military and lived in Darwin, Wagga Wagga, Raymond Terrace, Toowoomba and Adelaide along with his three brothers Marcus, Matthew and Joel. He spent his formative years and family holidays in Barcaldine and in the bush of the Queensland central desert learning the culture and traditions of his Fathers people from his Grand Mother and Great Aunts. Thompson has stated "Whilst i grew up all over Australia. Home is in western Queensland, where my people are from".