Danny Eastwood b. 1943

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, illustrator, cartoonist and T-shirt designer based in Sydney, descending from the Ngemba Tribe of Western NSW. In 1992 Eastwood was the NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year.
Tags: T-shirt design
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Danny Eastwood, born 1943, is a descendant of the Ngemba Tribe of Western Sydney. A self-taught artist, Eastwood has worked across a range of mediums, including painting, illustration, cartooning (for the fortnightly newspaper The Koori Mail ) and t-shirt design.

His work, which is informed by his Indigenous heritage and the issues that face contemporary Indigenous Australians, has been included in a number of exhibitions in NSW. Eastwood has also been commissioned to design murals, mosaics and posters.

Eastwood’s work is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum and and the Parramatta Heritage Centre. In 1992 he was NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year.

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Writers:
Fisher, Laura Note:
Date written:
2008
Last updated:
2011

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Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other occupations
  • Art teacher at schools and prisons in NSW
  • Fire Fighter, NSW Fire Brigade
  • Art teacher at schools and prisons in NSW
  • Fire Fighter, NSW Fire Brigade
Tags
  • T-shirt design
Copyright agents
  • Eastwood, Danny
  • Eastwood, Danny
Related works
  • Parramatta River (creator of)
  • Parramatta River (creator of)
Related collections
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Parramatta Heritage Centre, Parramatta, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Parramatta Heritage Centre, Parramatta, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Boral Company (received)
  • Commissioned to design mural recognising Bedigal people's traditional ownership of the Canterbury region, by Canterbury City Council, 2004 (received)
  • NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Boral Company (received)
  • Commissioned to design mural recognising Bedigal people's traditional ownership of the Canterbury region, by Canterbury City Council, 2004 (received)
  • NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
Related events
  • Crossing Cultures (exhibited at)
  • Behind the Lines 2004: The Years Best Cartoons (exhibited at)
  • Message Sticks Festival Satellite Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Crossing Cultures (exhibited at)
  • Behind the Lines 2004: The Years Best Cartoons (exhibited at)
  • Message Sticks Festival Satellite Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography