Rex was born in Sydney 1968 and belongs to the Gamilaraay language group.
Rex was adopted by a white family at three months of age and grew up at Nyngan, a farming community in Central West New south Wales. Â Winston’s interest in his birth mother and Aboriginal heritage was sparked when he first began painting. Â With the support of his adoptive parents and a government agency, he was able to locate and meet his birth mother.
Winston is a self-taught artist. Â He is an established commercial contemporary artist who has undertaken numerous commissions. Â Works are held in numerous private collections, including the Kerry Stokes collection.
Winston’s contemporary paintings are a unique response to his environment and landscape, expressed through an innate skill for precise dot markings.
