Alana Harris b. 1966

  • Artist (Photographer)
Indigenous photographer Alana Harris has worked as the Senior Photographer Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and her work is concerned with portraying Indigenous Australians in all forms of photography.
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Wiradjuri/Ngunnawal photographer, Alana Harris was born in Penrith, Sydney in 1966 and raised in Cowra NSW. She completed her Higher School Certificate at Cowra High School and went on to receive a Diploma in Photography at the ACT Institute of TAFE in 1988.

In 1989 Harris became the Senior Photographer at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra. Harris is quoted in her artist statement in the Narragunnawali catalogue saying that “as an Aboriginal photographer I feel it is important to portray Aboriginal Australia whether it be in portraits, landscapes or documentary photography as I know it to be.” She was the Senior Photographer with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) for 12 years and has worked as the Access Manager in the Archives and Production Program with AIATSIS.

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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011

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References [<ExternalResource: Hinkson, Melinda & Harris, Alana (2001), 'Aboriginal Sydney', Aboriginal Studies Press, Illustrated by Harris' photographs of Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: Harris, Alana (1988), 'Australia's Too Old to Celebrate Birthdays', Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, P (1988), 'After 200 Years Photo-essays of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People', Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia', Aboriginal Studies Press.>, <ExternalResource: Lee, Gary (2000), 'Photography with Intent', Artlink, vol. 20, no. 1.>] [<ExternalResource: Hinkson, Melinda & Harris, Alana (2001), 'Aboriginal Sydney', Aboriginal Studies Press, Illustrated by Harris' photographs of Sydney.>]