Career
Born in Portuguese 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 Portuguese Augusta, South Australia and from an early age developed a wide knowledge of the Australian outback from Indigenous Australians (Aboriginals) 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.
In April 1997 he opened his gallery in Broken Hill which showcases his oil paintings, prints, publications, DVDs and his 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 (American Broadcasting Company) covering survival techniques and documentaries on the Australian outback, including “Absalom"s Outback” when he travelled to remote outback locations in a Chrysler Sigma.
