Danny Eastwood b. 1943

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, illustrator, cartoonist and T-shirt designer based in Sydney, descending from the Ngemba Tribe of Western NSW. In 1992 Eastwood was the NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year.
Keywords: T-shirt design
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 16, 2008
Name
Danny Eastwood
Birth date
1943
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher at schools and prisons in NSW
  • Fire Fighter, NSW Fire Brigade
Keywords:
T-shirt design
Active Period
  • 1992-
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Self-taught.,
Is Indigenous
Yes
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Eastwood, Danny

Danny Eastwood, born 1943, is a descendant of the Ngemba Tribe of Western Sydney. A self-taught artist, Eastwood has worked across a range of mediums, including painting, illustration, cartooning (for the fortnightly newspaper The Koori Mail ) and t-shirt design.

His work, which is informed by his Indigenous heritage and the issues that face contemporary Indigenous Australians, has been included in a number of exhibitions in NSW. Eastwood has also been commissioned to design murals, mosaics and posters.

Eastwood’s work is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum and and the Parramatta Heritage Centre. In 1992 he was NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year.

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Writers:
Fisher, Laura
Date written:
2008
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Adam Hill
1970
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Garry Jones
1964
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
relative of
Garry Jones
1964
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jake Soewardie
1948
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jason Wing
1978
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Digital Artist/Designer), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
Parramatta River
Date
2001
Collections
Crossing Cultures
2006
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Blacktown Arts Centre Development Space, Blacktown, NSW
http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/art-centre-program/exhibition-tour-crossing-cultures.cfm
Behind the Lines 2004: The Years Best Cartoons
2004
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT
http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/behind_the_lines_the_years_best_cartoons/
Message Sticks Festival Satellite Exhibition
2003
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Walkabout Gallery, Leichhardt, NSW
Recognitions
Boral Company
Award
Note: To design mural recognising Bedigal people's traditional ownership of the Canterbury region
Commissioned to design mural recognising Bedigal people's traditional ownership of the Canterbury region, by Canterbury City Council, 2004
2004
Award
URL: http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1251-indigenous-mosaic.asp
NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year
Award
URL: http://www.naidoc.org.au/
Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize
2008
Award
Note: Finalist
Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize
2006
Award
Note: To create mural for the company's GreyStanes House Office, to commemorate the Aboriginal history of the Prospect Hill area
See also:
  • 'Sacred Cows' (2000) authored by Anita Heiss, illustrated by Danny Eastwood, Magabala Books