Alick Tipoti b. 1975

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Linocut printer Alick Tipoti was born in 1975 and is from Badu Island in the Torres Strait. Tipoti's prints are works that celebrate his island heritage and culture. He is represented in the National Gallery of Australia and the National Museum of Australia.
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Linocut printer, Alick Tipoti born in 1975 is from Badu Island in the Torres Strait. Tipoti’s prints are works that celebrate his island heritage and culture. He is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia as well as many academic and regional galleries in Australia, New Caledonia and the United Kingdom. He was a participant in the 2001 “Gatherings, Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from Queensland, Australia” exhibition and stated in the accompanying catalogue that his art is “all about telling and illustrating the stories my father told me. The one thing I will never do is let my forefathers words be lost.”.

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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011

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