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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(fish, ferns and rocks)
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collection of Melbourne Airport

 
creator of
Barmah Forest
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Australian Heritage Commission collection

 
creator of
A stronger spring for David ... Toas for a modern age
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Queensland Art Gallery collection

 
creator of
Ginger and my third wife approach the roundabout
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Queensland Art Gallery collection

 
creator of
Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute
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creator of
Fruit bats
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URL
http://www.theblurb.com.au/Pics/onus02.jpg

Art Gallery of New South Wales collection

 
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Manataulawuluni (Toas at Lake Eyre)
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National Gallery of Victoria collection

 
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Maralinga
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Art Gallery of Western Australia collection

 
creator of
Birth of two pups
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=1880&View=LRG

National Gallery of Australia collection

 
creator of
Dingo proof fence
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=1885&View=LRG

National Gallery of Australia collection

 
creator of
John Bulun Bulun
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Art Gallery of Western Australia collection

 
creator of
Three super new swimming pools
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=119133&View=LRG

National Gallery of Australia collection

 
creator of
Jimmy's Billabong
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URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=86644&View=LRG

National Gallery of Australia collection

 
creator of
Portrait of Jack Wunuwun
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Holmes a Court collection

 
creator of
Kaptn Koori
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collection of Tiriki Onus

 

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  • (fish, ferns and rocks) (creator of)
  • Barmah Forest (creator of)
  • A stronger spring for David ... Toas for a modern age (creator of)
  • Ginger and my third wife approach the roundabout (creator of)
  • Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute (creator of)
  • Fruit bats (creator of)
  • Manataulawuluni (Toas at Lake Eyre) (creator of)
  • Maralinga (creator of)
  • Birth of two pups (creator of)
  • Dingo proof fence (creator of)
  • John Bulun Bulun (creator of)
  • Three super new swimming pools (creator of)
  • Jimmy's Billabong (creator of)
  • Portrait of Jack Wunuwun (creator of)
  • Kaptn Koori (creator of)
  • Three super new swimming pools (creator of)
  • Birth of two pups (creator of)
  • (fish, ferns and rocks) (creator of)
  • Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute (creator of)
  • Manataulawuluni (Toas at Lake Eyre) (creator of)
  • Dingo proof fence (creator of)
  • Maralinga (creator of)
  • Barmah Forest (creator of)
  • Jimmy's Billabong (creator of)
  • John Bulun Bulun (creator of)
  • Portrait of Jack Wunuwun (creator of)
  • Kaptn Koori (creator of)
  • A stronger spring for David ... Toas for a modern age (creator of)
  • Fruit bats (creator of)
  • Ginger and my third wife approach the roundabout (creator of)
Related events
  • Urban Dingo: the art and life of Lin Onus 1948 - 1996 (exhibited at)
  • Eternal (exhibited at)
  • Animal Instincts: An Exhibition of Animals in Art (exhibited at)
  • Acquisitions 1995 (exhibited at)
  • The Second Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (exhibited at)
  • Seven Deadly Australians (exhibited at)
  • The Urban Aboriginal (exhibited at)
  • Yiribana. An Introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection (exhibited at)
  • True Colours: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Raise the Flag (exhibited at)
  • Power of the Land (None)
  • Aratjara: Art of the First Australians (exhibited at)
  • Confess and Conceal: 11 insights into Contemporary South East Asia and Australia (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art from Australia (exhibited at)
  • Australian Perspecta (None)
  • Balance (None)
  • Aboriginal Art: The Continuing Tradition (exhibited at)
  • Nothing to Celebrate? Australian Aboriginal Political Art and the Biecentennial (exhibited at)
  • Bulawirri/Bugaja - A Special Place (exhibited at)
  • Urban Aboriginal Art: A Selective View (exhibited at)
  • The Maningrida Experience: Recent Paintings by Lin Onus (exhibited at)
  • Art and Aboriginality (None)
  • The First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art '84 (None)
  • An Exhibition of Paintings by Lin Onus (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Urban Dingo: the art and life of Lin Onus 1948 - 1996 (exhibited at)
  • Eternal (exhibited at)
  • Animal Instincts: An Exhibition of Animals in Art (exhibited at)
  • Acquisitions 1995 (exhibited at)
  • The Second Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (exhibited at)
  • Seven Deadly Australians (exhibited at)
  • The Urban Aboriginal (exhibited at)
  • Yiribana. An Introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection (exhibited at)
  • True Colours: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Raise the Flag (exhibited at)
  • Aratjara: Art of the First Australians (exhibited at)
  • Confess and Conceal: 11 insights into Contemporary South East Asia and Australia (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art from Australia (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art: The Continuing Tradition (exhibited at)
  • Nothing to Celebrate? Australian Aboriginal Political Art and the Biecentennial (exhibited at)
  • Bulawirri/Bugaja - A Special Place (exhibited at)
  • Urban Aboriginal Art: A Selective View (exhibited at)
  • The First National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The Maningrida Experience: Recent Paintings by Lin Onus (exhibited at)
  • An Exhibition of Paintings by Lin Onus (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Power of the Land (None)
  • Australian Perspecta (None)
  • Balance (None)
  • Art and Aboriginality (None)
  • Koori Art '84 (None)