Judy Watson b. 1959

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Watson is a Brisbane-based Waanyi artist who works across a range of mediums to explore familial, historical, political and environmental aspects of Australian Indigenous heritage and experience. In 2006 she was the winner of the Clemenger Contemporary Art Award.
Name
Judy Watson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Curator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1959
Birth place
Mundubbera, Qld
Active Period
  • 1989-
Residence
  • France
  • Darwin, NT
  • Toowoomba, QLD
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Hobart, TAS
  • Gippsland, VIC
  • Brisbane, Qld
Training
  • Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts, 1986 Monash University, Gippsland, Vic.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1980 - 1982 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas
  • Diploma of Creative Arts, 1977 - 1979 Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba, Qld
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Louie Creek, Qld
  • Lawn Hill Gorge, Qld
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Waanyi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Watson, Judy