Brian Birch b. 1936

  • Artist (Painter)
Brian Birch, a Wurundjeri man and decendant of the Yarra Yarra tribe of Melbourne Victoria, won the NGV Acquistive Art Award in the 2006 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards for his painting, 'Koorie Elders and Family Dancing and Singing', 2006.
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Name
Brian Birch
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Carer (ANZSIC code: 8609)
  • Teacher's Aid (ANZSIC code: P)
  • Laboratory Assistant (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Cleaner (ANZSIC code: 7311)
  • Gardener's Labourer (ANZSIC code: 7313)
  • Apprentice Finisher (ANZSIC code: 1352)
Birth date
1936
Birth place
Fitzroy, VIC
Active Period
  • 2005
Residence
  • Brunswick, Victoria
Training
  • Certificate III in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts, 2005 North Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Melbourne VIC (http://www.nmit.vic.edu.au/)
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Melbourne, VIC
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Wurundjeri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Birch, Brian

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Related recognitions
  • Commended - Koorie Heritage Trust Acquisition Award, Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • People's Choice Award, I Art Sydney Road (received)
  • Shortlisted - Victorian Indigenous Art Award (received)
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Award (received)
  • NGV Acquistive Art Prize (received)
  • Commended - Koorie Heritage Trust Acquisition Award, Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • People's Choice Award, I Art Sydney Road (received)
  • Shortlisted - Victorian Indigenous Art Award (received)
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Award (received)
  • NGV Acquistive Art Prize (received)