Mr Brian Charles McKinnon b. 1957

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Brian McKinnon is a Geelong based artist who explores issues from his childhood as well as the ongoing fight for the recognition of Indigenous rights. He is a descendant of the Amungu and Wongai people of Western Australia.
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creator of
In Australia Being Aboriginal is a Prison
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creator of
Scars
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Note: Exhibited at Reframed exhibition, Counihan Gallery, Moreland City Council, Brunswick, VIC.http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/arts-and-festivals/counihan-gallery/2011-exhibition-program-counihan.html
 
creator of
Crisis What Crisis
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From the Red, Blue and Green series.

Note: Shortlisted entry in the 2009 WA Indigenous Art Awards (25 Jul - 15 Nov 2009). From the Red, Blue and Green series.http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/WAIAA_2009/artist_profiles_2009.asp#mckinnon
 
creator of
It Is
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Note: Winner of the Gumbri White Dove Award, Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, VIC
 
creator of
Sorry (King Little Johnny)
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Work chosen for inclusion in 2006 NAIDOC art exhibition, Parliament House, VIC but removed from display before exhibition opening due to overt political content. http://www.berndt.uwa.edu.au/pdf/Berndt%20News%209%20Web.pdf

Note: Work chosen for inclusion in 2006 NAIDOC art exhibition, Parliament House, VIC but removed from display before exhibition opening due to overt political content. http://www.berndt.uwa.edu.au/pdf/Berndt%20News%209%20Web.pdf
 
creator of
The Last Supper
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Note: Exhibited: Sogno Indigeno (Indigenous Dreams), Italy & Victoria, Australia.
 

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Related collections
  • Western Australia Museum, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Berndt Museum, University of Western Australia , Perth, WA (collected in)
  • The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Giuseppe Viola Collection, Terra Coza, Italy (collected in)
  • Societa Degli Operai, Borgomanero, Italy (collected in)
  • Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, VIC (collected in)
  • Immigration Department, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Department of Infrastructure (now: Transport), Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Berndt Museum, University of Western Australia , Perth, WA (collected in)
  • The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Giuseppe Viola Collection, Terra Coza, Italy (collected in)
  • Societa Degli Operai, Borgomanero, Italy (collected in)
  • Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, VIC (collected in)
  • Immigration Department, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Department of Infrastructure (now: Transport), Melbourne, VIC (collected in)