Jake Soewardie b. 1948

Also known as Robert Soewardie
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Jake Soewardie is a Kamilaroi landscape oil painter whose work is inspired by mountain caves and the environments of The Blue Mountains and Kangaroo Valley. Practicing art since the late 1960s, Soewardie has also worked as an arts teacher and co-ordinator in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Name
Jake Soewardie
Also known as Robert Soewardie
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Hospitality worker (ANZSIC code: 4511)
  • Welder (ANZSIC code: 2299)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
1948
Birth place
Redfern, NSW
Active Period
  • 1969-
Residence
  • 1948- Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Print Workshop with artists from Blacktown and Papunya, 2006 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
  • Aborignal Fine Arts, Certificate I,II,III,IV (incomplete), 1998 - 2004 Kingswood TAFE, Kingswood, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Caroona Mission, NSW
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kamilaroi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Viscopy