Craig Charles b. 1975

Also known as Craig Allan Charles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Yorta Yorta and Mhutti Mhutti artist who integrates gold leaf, shellac and other found materials into his acrylic paintings, which pay tribute to his family, indigenous ancestry and country.
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Name
Craig Charles
Also known as Craig Allan Charles
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Dancer
Birth date
1975
Birth place
Mildura, VIC
Active Period
  • 1996-
Residence
  • Mildura, Vic.
Training
  • Advanced Certificate of Koori Art & Design Associate Diploma Visual Arts & Design, 1996 Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, Mildura, VIC
  • Masters in Fine Art, 2006 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC (http://www.rmit.edu.au/)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1997 - 1998 Latrobe University, Mildura, VIC (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/mildura/)
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Latje Latje (Mildura area)
  • Murray River, VIC
  • Lake Mungo, NSW
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Mhutti Mhutti
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Charles, Craig

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Copyright agents
  • Charles, Craig
  • Charles, Craig
Alternative names
  • Craig Allan Charles
  • Craig Allan Charles
Language groups
  • Mhutti Mhutti
Related people
  • Murray, Ronald (relative of)
  • Brown, Trevor "Turbo" (associate of)
  • Charles, Betty (relative of)
  • Murray, Ronald (relative of)
  • Brown, Trevor "Turbo" (associate of)
  • Charles, Betty (relative of)
Related person groups
  • Australia Dreaming Art (associate of)
  • Australia Dreaming Art (associate of)
Related works
  • Broken Ground - Murray Travel (Latje Latje) (creator of)
  • Nan and Pop's Campfire Kitchen (creator of)
  • The Underlying Messages (creator of)
  • Broken Ground - Murray Travel (Latje Latje) (creator of)
  • Nan and Pop's Campfire Kitchen (creator of)
  • The Underlying Messages (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mildura Arts Centre Regional Gallery, Mildura, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • Mildura Arts Centre Regional Gallery, Mildura, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 2008 : Shortlisted, 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Michael Long Testimonial Award (received)
  • 1997 : Colin Barrie Acquisition Scholarship, La Trobe University (received)
  • 2008 : Shortlisted, 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Michael Long Testimonial Award (received)
  • 1997 : Colin Barrie Acquisition Scholarship, La Trobe University (received)
Related events
  • Latje Latje Story: Locations and Longevity (exhibited at)
  • Elders Place (exhibited at)
  • Craig Allan Charles - Mungo Stories (exhibited at)
  • City Style (exhibited at)
  • Inaugural Hang (exhibited at)
  • Spirituality and Australian Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
  • What's Going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
  • Stories From Nan and Pop (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place, 5th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Nanna Bett and Me (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place, 4th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place (exhibited at)
  • Big Shots Exhibition - We-Iri-We-Homeborn (exhibited at)
  • Latje Latje Story: Locations and Longevity (exhibited at)
  • Elders Place (exhibited at)
  • Craig Allan Charles - Mungo Stories (exhibited at)
  • City Style (exhibited at)
  • Inaugural Hang (exhibited at)
  • Spirituality and Australian Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
  • What's Going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
  • Stories From Nan and Pop (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place, 5th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Nanna Bett and Me (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place, 4th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place (exhibited at)
  • Big Shots Exhibition - We-Iri-We-Homeborn (exhibited at)
Indigenous notes