Roy Kennedy b. 1934 Griffith, NSW

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Indigenous printmaker born in 1934, Roy Kennedy's work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 2007
Name
Roy Kennedy
Birth date
1934
Birth place
Griffith, NSW
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Residence
  • 1934- 1941 Police Paddock Mission, Darlington Point, NSW
Active Period
  • 2001-
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Certificate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts., 1995- 1999 Eora Centre TAFE, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
Yes
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

printmaker, born 1934

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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Elaine Russell
1941
Artist, Artist (Painter)
associate of
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Mission Series
suite of 22 etchings acquired by NGA 2003
How soon they forgot, Darlington Point, Riverina
Date
2001
Collections
Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize
2005- 2006
Exhibition (exhibited at)
NSW Parliament House, Sydney, NSW
2006 exhibition toured throughout 2007 to Coffs Harbour, Cowra and Bega regional art galleries
Places that name us: RAKA award Contemporary Indigenous Visual Arts # 3
2003
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Exhibition travelled to other galleries within Victoria, Canberra, Sydney and Wagga Wagga
Messages from the Fringe
2003
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Walkabout Gallery, Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize
2005
Award
ALSO 2006 Finalist
Note: Finalist
TAFE NSW Art and Design Prize
2003
Award
Commendation Award
Shortlisted for the Kate Challis RAKA Award
2003
Award
Citations:
  • (2001), artist's statement, (Place: Catalogue for Eora Student Exhibition 2001, Eora Centre TAFE)
  • Perkins, Hetti, (2004), Roy Kennedy, (Place: Tradition Today: Indigenous art in Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, p. 56)