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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Note: Shortlisted entry in the 2011 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (12 Mar – 2 Apr 2011). URL: http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/About_Us/Major_Projects_and_Initiatives/Victorian_Indigenous_Arts_Awards_VIAA/Peoples_Choice_Awards_/In_Australia_Being_Aboriginal_is_a_Prison_
 
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 recognitions
  • 2009 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Gumbri White Dove Award (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - Fletcher Jones Art Award, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (received)
  • Finalist - Bundoora Homestead and La Trobe University Acquisitive Art Award, Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, VIC (received)
  • The William Buckley Acquisitive Art Award, The Potato Shed, Geelong, VIC (received)
  • 2009 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Gumbri White Dove Award (received)
  • Finalist - The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Finalist - Fletcher Jones Art Award, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (received)
  • Finalist - Bundoora Homestead and La Trobe University Acquisitive Art Award, Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, VIC (received)
  • The William Buckley Acquisitive Art Award, The Potato Shed, Geelong, VIC (received)