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Bronwyn Bancroft b. 1958

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

Known for her colourful paintings, prints and textile designs, Bronwyn Bancroft is also an advocate of arts and education for Indigenous Australians.

Tags: Children's book illustration, Textile design, Education

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Woolyungah Aboriginal Education Unit, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
Warawara - Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW

Website

http://www.warawara.mq.edu.au/
Vokerkunde Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Centre for the Study of Political Graphics, Santa Monica, California, USA
The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, California, USA
Newark Museum, New Jersey, USA
Westpac, New York, USA
New York Library Print Collection, New York, USA
Prime Minister's Department and Cabinet, Canberra, ACT
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Artbank, Sydney, NSW
National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, NSW
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW
Cowra Sculpture Park

Description

The Cowra Sculpture Park is located at the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum, Len Whiteley Drive, Cowra Peace Precinct.

Website

https://www.cowraartgallery.com.au/Art/Cowra-Sculpture-Park
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Commission (ATSIC) Collection

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Housed at National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Other occupations	Lecturer/tutor/teacher Book illustrator Proprietor of Designer Aboriginals Business	Lecturer/tutor/teacher Book illustrator Proprietor of Designer Aboriginals Business
Related people	Watson, Ken (associate of) Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of) Morgan, Sally (associate of) Marika, Bunduk (associate of) Kidd, Dianna (associate of) Wolkstein, Diane (associate of)	Watson, Ken (associate of) Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of) Morgan, Sally (associate of) Marika, Bunduk (associate of) Kidd, Dianna (associate of) Wolkstein, Diane (associate of)
Related person groups	Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative (associate of) Council of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (associate of) National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association (NIAAA) (associate of) Viscopy (associate of) Arts NSW (formerly known as NSW Ministry for the Arts) (associate of) Vivien Anderson Galley (associate of) Arts advisory board, MCA (associate of)	Boomalli Aboriginal Artists' Cooperative (associate of) Council of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (associate of) National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association (NIAAA) (associate of) Viscopy (associate of) Arts NSW (formerly known as NSW Ministry for the Arts) (associate of) Vivien Anderson Galley (associate of) Arts advisory board, MCA (associate of)
Related recognitions	Kate Challis RAKA Award (received) Creative Artists Fellowship: Aboriginal Arts Committee, Australia Council (received) Australian Multicultural Children's Book Award 'Fat and Juicy Place' (received) Australian Candidate, UNICEF- Ezra Jack Keats International Award for Excellence in Children's Book Illustration (received) Shortlisted for Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year for 'The Whalers', Children's Book Council of Australia (received) Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Awards for 'The Whalers' (received) Australian Living Treasure (received) Australia Council Fellowship - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received) May Gibbs Fellowship - Dromkee Children's Literature Foundation, Melbourne (received) To create promotional imagery for IBM America, 2000 Olympics Limited edition (received) Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received) Conrad Jupiters Art Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre (received) Telstra Art Award (received) New York Public Library 'Top 100 Children's Books' (received) 2003: Received 2001 Centenary Medal of Australia (received) Appointed as theme designer by NSW Centenary of Federation Committee for 'Journey of a Nation - The Federation Parade' (received) Shortlisted for 'Patterns of Australia' Environmental Award for Children's Literature, Wilderness Society (received) NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received) Native Titled Now' (received) Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize (received)	Kate Challis RAKA Award (received) Creative Artists Fellowship: Aboriginal Arts Committee, Australia Council (received) Australian Multicultural Children's Book Award 'Fat and Juicy Place' (received) Australian Candidate, UNICEF- Ezra Jack Keats International Award for Excellence in Children's Book Illustration (received) Shortlisted for Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year for 'The Whalers', Children's Book Council of Australia (received) Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Awards for 'The Whalers' (received) Australian Living Treasure (received) Australia Council Fellowship - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received) May Gibbs Fellowship - Dromkee Children's Literature Foundation, Melbourne (received) To create promotional imagery for IBM America, 2000 Olympics Limited edition (received) Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received) Conrad Jupiters Art Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre (received) Telstra Art Award (received) New York Public Library 'Top 100 Children's Books' (received) 2003: Received 2001 Centenary Medal of Australia (received) Appointed as theme designer by NSW Centenary of Federation Committee for 'Journey of a Nation - The Federation Parade' (received) Shortlisted for 'Patterns of Australia' Environmental Award for Children's Literature, Wilderness Society (received) NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received) Native Titled Now' (received)
Related events	Bronwyn Bancroft - Time (exhibited at) Honouring Life (exhibited at) Through a window (exhibited at) Australian Perspecta - A Koori Perspective (exhibited at) Boomalli Exhibition (exhibited at) Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 from Australia (exhibited at) More than meets the eye (exhibited at) Australian Aboriginality (exhibited at) Australis Down Under (exhibited at) Contemporary Urban Aboriginal Artists featuring Bronwyn Bancroft (exhibited at) Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at) Cultural Exchange Exhibition (exhibited at) Wiyana Perisfera (Periphery) (exhibited at) Stradbroke Dreamtime by Oodgeroo (exhibited at) Through a Window (exhibited at) Copyrite: Aboriginal Art in the Age of Reproductive Technologies (exhibited at) RAKA Award (exhibited at) The Great Australian Amnesia (solo) (exhibited at) With and Without You (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition of selected works (exhibited at) Bayagul (exhibited at) Native Title Business - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at) Memory Matrix (exhibited at) Mystical Conversations (exhibited at) Six Contemporary Australian Artists (exhibited at) Australian Art Festival (exhibited at) Native Titled Now (exhibited at) Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None) Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (None) What the Trees Have Seen (exhibited at)	Bronwyn Bancroft - Time (exhibited at) Honouring Life (exhibited at) Through a window (exhibited at) Australian Perspecta - A Koori Perspective (exhibited at) Boomalli Exhibition (exhibited at) Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1990 from Australia (exhibited at) More than meets the eye (exhibited at) Australian Aboriginality (exhibited at) Australis Down Under (exhibited at) Contemporary Urban Aboriginal Artists featuring Bronwyn Bancroft (exhibited at) Flash Pictures by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at) Cultural Exchange Exhibition (exhibited at) Wiyana Perisfera (Periphery) (exhibited at) Stradbroke Dreamtime by Oodgeroo (exhibited at) Through a Window (exhibited at) Copyrite: Aboriginal Art in the Age of Reproductive Technologies (exhibited at) RAKA Award (exhibited at) The Great Australian Amnesia (solo) (exhibited at) With and Without You (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition of selected works (exhibited at) Bayagul (exhibited at) Native Title Business - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at) Memory Matrix (exhibited at) Mystical Conversations (exhibited at) Six Contemporary Australian Artists (exhibited at) Australian Art Festival (exhibited at) Native Titled Now (exhibited at) Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None) Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (None)

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Bronwyn Bancroft b. 1958

Woolyungah Aboriginal Education Unit, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW

Warawara - Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW

Vokerkunde Museum, Frankfurt, Germany

Centre for the Study of Political Graphics, Santa Monica, California, USA

The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, California, USA

Newark Museum, New Jersey, USA

Westpac, New York, USA

New York Library Print Collection, New York, USA

Prime Minister's Department and Cabinet, Canberra, ACT

New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW

Artbank, Sydney, NSW

National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW

University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW

University of Technology, Sydney, NSW

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD

Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, NSW

Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW

Cowra Sculpture Park

Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA

Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Commission (ATSIC) Collection

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