Bronwyn Bancroft b. 1958

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Known for her colourful paintings, prints and textile designs, Bronwyn Bancroft is also an advocate of arts and education for Indigenous Australians.
Tags: Children's book illustration, Textile design, Education
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associate of
Ken Watson
Curator
associate of
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
1920
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Sally Morgan
1951
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Bunduk Marika
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Dianna Kidd
Other occupation
associate of
Diane Wolkstein
Other occupation
associate of
Euphemia Bostock
1958
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Fiona Foley
1958
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Kim Healey
1958
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
relative of
Kim Healey
1958
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dale Jones-Evans
1958
Artist (Installation Artist), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Fern Martins
1958
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Philip William May
1958
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Michael Riley
1958
Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Helen S. Tiernan
1958
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Daphne Wallace
1958
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)

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Other occupations
  • Lecturer/tutor/teacher
  • Book illustrator
  • Proprietor of Designer Aboriginals Business
  • Lecturer/tutor/teacher
  • Book illustrator
  • Proprietor of Designer Aboriginals Business
Related people
  • Watson, Ken (associate of)
  • Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of)
  • Morgan, Sally (associate of)
  • Marika, Bunduk (associate of)
  • Kidd, Dianna (associate of)
  • Wolkstein, Diane (associate of)
  • Watson, Ken (associate of)
  • Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of)
  • Morgan, Sally (associate of)
  • Marika, Bunduk (associate of)
  • Kidd, Dianna (associate of)
  • Wolkstein, Diane (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative (associate of)
  • Council of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
  • National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association (NIAAA) (associate of)
  • Viscopy (associate of)
  • Arts NSW (formerly known as NSW Ministry for the Arts) (associate of)
  • Vivien Anderson Galley (associate of)
  • Arts advisory board, MCA (associate of)
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative (associate of)
  • Council of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
  • National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association (NIAAA) (associate of)
  • Viscopy (associate of)
  • Arts NSW (formerly known as NSW Ministry for the Arts) (associate of)
  • Vivien Anderson Galley (associate of)
  • Arts advisory board, MCA (associate of)
Related recognitions
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
  • Creative Artists Fellowship: Aboriginal Arts Committee, Australia Council (received)
  • Australian Multicultural Children's Book Award 'Fat and Juicy Place' (received)
  • Australian Candidate, UNICEF- Ezra Jack Keats International Award for Excellence in Children's Book Illustration (received)
  • Shortlisted for Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year for 'The Whalers', Children's Book Council of Australia (received)
  • Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Awards for 'The Whalers' (received)
  • Australian Living Treasure (received)
  • Australia Council Fellowship - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received)
  • May Gibbs Fellowship - Dromkee Children's Literature Foundation, Melbourne (received)
  • To create promotional imagery for IBM America, 2000 Olympics Limited edition (received)
  • Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Conrad Jupiters Art Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre (received)
  • Telstra Art Award (received)
  • New York Public Library 'Top 100 Children's Books' (received)
  • 2003: Received 2001 Centenary Medal of Australia (received)
  • Appointed as theme designer by NSW Centenary of Federation Committee for 'Journey of a Nation - The Federation Parade' (received)
  • Shortlisted for 'Patterns of Australia' Environmental Award for Children's Literature, Wilderness Society (received)
  • NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Native Titled Now' (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
  • Creative Artists Fellowship: Aboriginal Arts Committee, Australia Council (received)
  • Australian Multicultural Children's Book Award 'Fat and Juicy Place' (received)
  • Australian Candidate, UNICEF- Ezra Jack Keats International Award for Excellence in Children's Book Illustration (received)
  • Shortlisted for Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year for 'The Whalers', Children's Book Council of Australia (received)
  • Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Awards for 'The Whalers' (received)
  • Australian Living Treasure (received)
  • Australia Council Fellowship - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received)
  • May Gibbs Fellowship - Dromkee Children's Literature Foundation, Melbourne (received)
  • To create promotional imagery for IBM America, 2000 Olympics Limited edition (received)
  • Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Conrad Jupiters Art Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre (received)
  • Telstra Art Award (received)
  • New York Public Library 'Top 100 Children's Books' (received)
  • 2003: Received 2001 Centenary Medal of Australia (received)
  • Appointed as theme designer by NSW Centenary of Federation Committee for 'Journey of a Nation - The Federation Parade' (received)
  • Shortlisted for 'Patterns of Australia' Environmental Award for Children's Literature, Wilderness Society (received)
  • NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Native Titled Now' (received)
Related events
  • Bronwyn Bancroft - Time (exhibited at)
  • Honouring Life (exhibited at)
  • Through a window (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta - A Koori Perspective (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 from Australia (exhibited at)
  • More than meets the eye (exhibited at)
  • Australian Aboriginality (exhibited at)
  • Australis Down Under (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Urban Aboriginal Artists featuring Bronwyn Bancroft (exhibited at)
  • Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Cultural Exchange Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Wiyana Perisfera (Periphery) (exhibited at)
  • Stradbroke Dreamtime by Oodgeroo (exhibited at)
  • Through a Window (exhibited at)
  • Copyrite: Aboriginal Art in the Age of Reproductive Technologies (exhibited at)
  • RAKA Award (exhibited at)
  • The Great Australian Amnesia (solo) (exhibited at)
  • With and Without You (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibition of selected works (exhibited at)
  • Bayagul (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Memory Matrix (exhibited at)
  • Mystical Conversations (exhibited at)
  • Six Contemporary Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Festival (exhibited at)
  • Native Titled Now (exhibited at)
  • Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (None)
  • What the Trees Have Seen (exhibited at)
  • Bronwyn Bancroft - Time (exhibited at)
  • Honouring Life (exhibited at)
  • Through a window (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta - A Koori Perspective (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 from Australia (exhibited at)
  • More than meets the eye (exhibited at)
  • Australian Aboriginality (exhibited at)
  • Australis Down Under (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Urban Aboriginal Artists featuring Bronwyn Bancroft (exhibited at)
  • Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Cultural Exchange Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Wiyana Perisfera (Periphery) (exhibited at)
  • Stradbroke Dreamtime by Oodgeroo (exhibited at)
  • Through a Window (exhibited at)
  • Copyrite: Aboriginal Art in the Age of Reproductive Technologies (exhibited at)
  • RAKA Award (exhibited at)
  • The Great Australian Amnesia (solo) (exhibited at)
  • With and Without You (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibition of selected works (exhibited at)
  • Bayagul (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Memory Matrix (exhibited at)
  • Mystical Conversations (exhibited at)
  • Six Contemporary Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Festival (exhibited at)
  • Native Titled Now (exhibited at)
  • Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991