Brenda L Croft b. 1964

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Curator
Brenda L Croft has had dual careers as both a photographer and curator. She was one of the founders of Boomalli in Redfern, and first came to prominence in the 1992 Biennale of Sydney. As a curator she was responsible for Beyond the Pale at the Adelaide Biennial in 2000 and Culture Warriors, the first Aboriginal art Triennial in 2007. Her photography is concerned with family, land and people.
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Name
Brenda L Croft
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Curator
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2009 - 2011 University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Curator of Aboriginal Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 1999 - 2001 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Indigenous Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 2002 - 2009 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Associate Professor (ANZSIC code: 81) 2018 - 2021 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  • Professor (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2021 - Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Birth date
1964
Birth place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • 1986 -
Residence
  • - c.2008 Canberra, ACT
  • 2009 - Adelaide, SA
Training
  • Masters of Art Administration, 1990 - 1995 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography), 1985 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW (http://www.usyd.edu.au/sca/)
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Gurindji
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Croft, Brenda L

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Other occupations
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2009 - 2011 University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Curator of Aboriginal Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 1999 - 2001 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Indigenous Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 2002 - 2009 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Associate Professor (ANZSIC code: 81) 2018 - 2021 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  • Professor (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2021 - Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2009 - 2011 University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Curator of Aboriginal Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 1999 - 2001 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Indigenous Art (ANZSIC code: 6924) 2002 - 2009 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Associate Professor (ANZSIC code: 81) 2018 - Australian National University, Canberra, ACT