A Gumbaynggirr man and survivor of the Stolen Generations, Uncle Roger Jarrett is a painter, carver, sculptor, storyteller, educator, cultural leader and writer.
‘Uncle’
Uncle Roger is a member of the Southern Gumbaynggirr Elders, a Board Member of Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC) and a founding member of Annecto’s New South Wales Aboriginal Arts Hub Steering Committee.
He lives with family in Nambucca Heads, a small seaside town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
“I was born in 1947 at an old campsite near Corindi Beach, 40 km north of Coffs Harbour. I was delivered by grandmother, Nanna Jarrett, and I’ve had a lifelong attachment to the beach and the ocean..”
