Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative Cultural organisation Cooperative organisation formed by Aboriginal artists, central to the development of Sydney's modern urban Aboriginal art scene. image Milestone Formed 1987 {"name":"Formed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1987"} Position Founded by Riley, Michael 1987 {"name":"Founder","target":"Riley, Michael","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1987"} Founded by Samuels, Jeffrey 1987 {"name":"Founder","target":"Samuels, Jeffrey","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1987"} Member Croft, Brenda L 1987 - 1996 {"name":"Member","target":"Croft, Brenda L","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1996<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1996"} Type Cultural organisation {"name":"Cultural organisation","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative by Zoe Pollock , 2008 Formed after a backlash against contemporary Aboriginal art, Boomalli provided Indigenous artists with a space free from external definitions of Aboriginality. more »