Destiny Deacon b. 1957

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Video Artist)
Destiny Deacon is a Melbourne based photographer, mixed media, printer, installation artist, broadcaster, writer and performer. She has shown her work in over 120 exhibitions in Australia and internationally.
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Name
Destiny Deacon
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Video Artist)
Other Occupation
  • -
Birth date
1957
Birth place
Maryborough, Queensland
Active Period
  • c.1990-
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts degree, 1979 -
  • Diploma of Education , 1981 -
Indigenous Australian
 
Cultural Heritage
  • Darnley Island, Torres Strait, far north Queensland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Deacon, Destiny

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References [<ExternalResource: Museum of Modern Art, New York (1994), 'An Eccentric Orbit: Video Art in Australia', New York, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Sherman Galleries (2004), 'Clinton Nain', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: National Gallery of Victoria (May 2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: Artfacts.net (January 2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: National Gallery of Art, Canberra (2000), 'Re-take: Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Photography'.>, <ExternalResource: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney NSW (2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: World News Network (2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (2001), 'Destiny Deacon: Forced into Images'.>, <ExternalResource: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery (2001), 'Destiny Deacon (Kuku/Erub/Mer) - Forced Into Images', Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Museum of Modern Art, New York (1994), 'An Eccentric Orbit: Video Art in Australia', New York, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Sherman Galleries (2004), 'Clinton Nain', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: National Gallery of Victoria (May 2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: Artfacts.net (January 2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: National Gallery of Art, Canberra (2000), 'Re-take: Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Photography'.>, <ExternalResource: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney NSW (2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>, <ExternalResource: World News Network (2011), 'Destiny Deacon'.>]