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Blak Douglas, formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands ...
artist and musician. he is based in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
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Early life and education
He is a
Dhungatti
The Djangadi people, also spelt Dhungatti, Dainggati, Tunggutti or Dunghutti are an Aboriginal Australian people resident in the Macleay River, Macleay Valley of northern New South Wales.
Language
Dhanggati language, Dhanggati / Dunghutti belo ...
man,
[ with Irish, Scots, English, and German ancestry.
]
Career and art practice
Douglas (as Adam Hill) created the exterior artwork on the new recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enoug ...
s and offices of the Gadigal Information Service,
Recognition and awards
Douglas was a finalist for the Archibald Prize in 2015 (''Smoke and mirrors – Uncle Max Eulo'') and 2018 (''Uncle Roy Kennedy'').
A portrait of Douglas by Euan Macleod
Euan Macleod (born 1956) is a New Zealand-born artist. Macleod was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and moved to Sydney, Australia in 1981, where he lives and works. He received a Certificate in Graphic Design from Christchurch Technical Col ...
was finalist for the 2021 Archibald Prize.Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...
for his portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens
Karla Dickens (born 2 December 1967) is an Aboriginal Australian installation artist of the Wiradjuri people, based in Lismore, New South Wales. Her works are in major public collections in Australia.
Early life and education
Dickens was bor ...
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Collections
His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in th ...
and the Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most importa ...
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References
External links
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Living people
Artists from Sydney
Indigenous Australian artists
Archibald Prize winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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