Jack Absalom

Who is Jack Absalom?

Jack Absalom is an Australian artist, author and adventurer.

Born in Port Augusta, South Australia, he worked in the North Mine at Broken Hill, New South Wales, where he has resided for the past 50 years. He was brought up in the Nullarbor, west of Port Augusta, South Australia and from an early age developed a wide knowledge of the Australian outback from Indigenous Australians who still existed in tribes at that time.

In 1972, Absalom made a trip to the Flinders Ranges with a group of artists. Although he had never before painted, he felt a great urge to paint the landscape and a natural talent was discovered. He was one of the members of the Brushmen of the Bush – a group of five artists who exhibited in Australia and all over the world for many years raising money for charity. In April 1997 he opened his gallery in Broken Hill which showcases his oil paintings, prints, publications, DVDs and a his magnificent opal collection. Each year Absalom disappears into the Australian outback for two months to paint.

He also starred in a number of television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation covering survival techniques and documentaries on the Australian outback, including “Absalom's Outback” when he travelled to remote outback locations in a Chrysler Sigma.