Roma Thompson 'No.2 Plant Growth' street art childhood heroine and infamous bushranger

childhood heroine and infamous bushranger

accession number: 20172G41

As poet Judith Wright observed

Where the former deals in optical data

'Face + Vase'

Roma Thompson 'No.2 Plant Growth' street art childhood heroine and infamous bushrangerRoma Thompson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Mentone in a large rambling house skirt by bushland. From an early age she was interested in art, bolstered by parents who exposed her to art and encouraged her pursuits, allowing her at fifteen to leave school for art classes at the Melbourne Technical College, now RMIT. Thompsons practice moved between fine art, graphic and textile design. She worked within the Australian textile industry, taught at