TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Gordon Watt

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: -16.5625647
Longitude: 139.3406409
Start Date: 1949-01-01
End Date: 1949-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/gordon-watt
Birth Place: Mornington Island, Qld., Australia
Biography: Gordon Watt was 24 years old when he and others from Mornington Island, danced at the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973. He retired from dancing in 1990 and is now the songman leading the younger dancers. His paintings reflect his traditional designs of leg markings. Watt has exhibited his work at the Woolloongabba Art Gallery in the exhibition 'Jidmaa Thuwathu – Rainbow Serpent Rising’ in 2005 and in the 2006 'Gatherings II’ Brisbane exhibition. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Allas, Tess Date written: 2007 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. c.1949
Summary: Gordon Watt was 24 years old when he and others from Mornington Island danced at the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973. He retired from dancing in 1990 and is now the songman leading the younger dancers. His paintings reflect his traditional designs of leg markings.
Gender: Male
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed