Lee Darroch b. 1957

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Lee Darroch is a well known and respected possum skin cloak maker from Victoria. Her home base is Gragin, otherwise known as Raymond Island, in the East Gippsland, Victoria. She was chosen as one of the Australian delegates for the 2008 Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa.
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Name
Lee Darroch
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Weaver)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (Art teacher kindergartens, schools and TAFE colleges)
  • Essay and Paper Marker (Essay and Paper Marker Monash University)
  • Lecturer (Lecturer TAFE colleges and RMIT University)
  • Social Worker
Birth date
1957
Active Period
  • 1994-
Residence
  • 1987- Raymond Island (Gragin), East Gippsland, VIC
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • North East Tasmania
  • Balranald, NSW
  • Cummergunja Mission, VIC
  • Echuca, VIC
Languages
  • Spanish
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Darroch, Lee

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Related stub people
  • Edwards, Brett (relative of)
  • Edwards, Kutcha (relative of)
  • Darroch, Bill (child of)
Related stub person groups
  • Koorie Heritage Trust (associate of)
  • East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Corporation (associate of)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum (associate of)
  • Riverbark Arts Pty Ltd (associate of)
  • Banmirra Arts (associate of)
  • Arts Victoria (associate of)
Related people
  • Clarke, Maree (relative of)
  • Clarke, Maree (associate of)
  • Hamm, Treahna (associate of)
  • Couzens, Vicki (associate of)
  • Hamm, Treahna (relative of)
  • Atkinson, Kevin (associate of)
Related works
  • Rugs (creator of)
  • Koori Justice Calendar (creator of)
  • A Possum Skin Cloak for My Sisters (creator of)
  • Bunjilaka Bag (creator of)
  • A Possum Skin Cloak for My Brothers (creator of)
  • Ngurraiilam (creator of)
  • Glass Wall Panels (creator of)
  • Bidja Stone (creator of)
  • Birrarung Wilam Commemorative Place (creator of)
  • Six possum skin cloaks (creator of)
  • Echuca biganga (creator of)
  • Thanampool kooramook, gunya winyarr (creator of)
  • Reproduction of 1853 Yorta Yorta Possum Skin Cloak (creator of)
Related collections
  • Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Encouragement Award. Different Dimensions (received)
  • Delegate - Festival of Pacific Arts (received)
  • Victorian Aboriginal Art Awards (received)
  • Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • National Indigenous Heritage Art Awards (received)
Related events
  • Carnival of Mysteries Showing of Tent of Miracles (exhibited at)
  • Yinalung Yenu (exhibited at)
  • Warrior Women (exhibited at)
  • Gunyir Winyarr (exhibited at)
  • Tooloyn Koortakay (exhibited at)
  • Aichi World Expo (exhibited at)
  • Awakening: Conversatioons with Our Ancestors (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business (exhibited at)
  • Djiriyay (War Cry) Aboriginal Expo (exhibited at)