Gordon Syron b. 1941

Also known as Gordon Frederich Syron
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Worimi/Biripi painter, educator and political agitator, Gordon Syron has been described as 'the father of urban contemporary Aboriginal art'.
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Citations

  • de Lorenzo, Catherine (1988), 'A changing Relationship: Aboriginal Themes in Australian Art c. 1938-1988’, SH Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia, NSW, Exhibition catalogue.

  • Johnson, Vivien (June 1990), 'Into the Urbane: Urban Aboriginal Art in the Australian art context’, Art Monthly Supplement: The land, the city – the emergence of urban Aboriginal art ed. W. Caruana & J. Isaacs, pp.20-23, .

See also

  • ''Judgement By His Peers' is on the front cover of "Ivory Scales: Black Australia and The Law" ed. Kathleen M. Hazelhurst UNSW Press 1987. Another of Syron's works is in the cover image of Craig Cormick's 1999 ACT Book of the Year "Unwritten Histories"'.

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related recognitions
  • 2008 winner - CoFA Professional Development Award (received)
  • Works used in Australian film "The City's Edge" starring Hugo Weaving (received)
  • works used in film "The Beach" (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Face, Masks & Costume Jewellery Pavilion, Commonwealth Games (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Aboriginal theatrical productions such as "The Cakeman" (received)
  • Official Artist Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (also President 1998, Chairperson 1997, Assistant Secretary 1996) (received)
  • Artist in Residence Australian Humanist Society (received)
  • Artist in Residence College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Award (received)
  • 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards (received)
  • 2008 winner - CoFA Professional Development Award (received)
  • Works used in Australian film "The City's Edge" starring Hugo Weaving (received)
  • works used in film "The Beach" (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Face, Masks & Costume Jewellery Pavilion, Commonwealth Games (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Aboriginal theatrical productions such as "The Cakeman" (received)
  • Official Artist Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (also President 1998, Chairperson 1997, Assistant Secretary 1996) (received)
  • Artist in Residence Australian Humanist Society (received)
  • Artist in Residence College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Award (received)
  • 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards (received)