Lin Onus b. 4 December 1948

Also known as Burrinja
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
The award-winning artist Lin Onus (b.1948 d.1996) was self taught. He was the Victorian representative of the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council in 1986 and co-founder of the Aboriginal Arts Management Association in 1990.
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  • Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne, VIC
    Website
    http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com
  • University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
  • National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC
    Website
    http://museumvictoria.com.au/Bunjilaka/
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
  • Kerava Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
  • City of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
  • Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Aborigines Advancement League, Melbourne, VIC

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Related recognitions
  • Best Work in Introduced Media, Fifth National Aboriginal Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (received)
  • Streeton and Roberts Awards (received)
  • Purchase Award, Maude Vizard Wholohan Art Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia (received)
  • 1994 - Open Art Award and People's Choice Award (received)
  • Member of the Order of Australia, AM (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (Ruth Adeney Koori Award), Ian Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne (received)
  • 1991 - Community Services Award for culture and Achievemnet, Shire of Sherbrooke, Victoria (received)
  • 1994 - Open Art Award and People's Choice Award (received)
  • Member of the Order of Australia, AM (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (Ruth Adeney Koori Award), Ian Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne (received)
  • 1991 - Community Services Award for culture and Achievemnet, Shire of Sherbrooke, Victoria (received)
  • Purchase Award, Maude Vizard Wholohan Art Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia (received)
  • Best Work in Introduced Media, Fifth National Aboriginal Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (received)
  • Streeton and Roberts Awards (received)