Fiona Foley b. 1964

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor and installation artist, Fiona Foley's work often discusses the hidden histories of Australia's colonial past and its interface with Aboriginal people.
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creator of
Black Opium
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creator of
Witnessing to Silence
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creator of
Hedonistic Honkey Haters
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creator of
Winged Harvest
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creator of
Wild Times Call
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creator of
The Lie of the Land
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creator of
Black velvet
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URL
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art/fiona_foley
 
creator of
Edge of the Trees
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In collaboration with Janet Laurence

 
creator of
Land deal
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URL
http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=7069&View=LRG
 
creator of
Drifting ephemerally
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http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=155676&View=LRG
 
creator of
Sacred land
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URL
http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=76497&View=LRG
 

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Heritage countries
  • Fraser Island and surrounding mainland of Hervey Bay, Qld
  • Fraser Island and surrounding mainland of Hervey Bay, Qld
Related people
  • Miller, Olga (relative of)
  • Edwards, Sandy (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Samuels, Jeffrey (associate of)
  • Reeves, Wilf (relative of)
  • Foe, Peter (associate of)
  • Foley, Shirley (child of)
  • Knowles, Chris (associate of)
  • Mundine, Djon (associate of)
  • Cowley, Dennis (associate of)
  • Driessens, Jo Anne (associate of)
  • Weight, Greg (associate of)
  • Meeks, Aarone (associate of)
  • Avril Quail, (associate of)
  • Tracey Moffatt, (associate of)
  • Miller, Olga (relative of)
  • Edwards, Sandy (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Samuels, Jeffrey (associate of)
  • Reeves, Wilf (relative of)
  • Foe, Peter (associate of)
  • Foley, Shirley (child of)
  • Knowles, Chris (associate of)
  • Mundine, Djon (associate of)
  • Cowley, Dennis (associate of)
  • Driessens, Jo Anne (associate of)
  • Weight, Greg (associate of)
  • Meeks, Aarone (associate of)
  • Avril Quail, (associate of)
  • Tracey Moffatt, (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
Related works
  • Black Opium (creator of)
  • Witnessing to Silence (creator of)
  • Hedonistic Honkey Haters (creator of)
  • Winged Harvest (creator of)
  • Wild Times Call (creator of)
  • The Lie of the Land (creator of)
  • Black velvet (creator of)
  • Edge of the Trees (creator of)
  • Land deal (creator of)
  • Drifting ephemerally (creator of)
  • Sacred land (creator of)
  • Black Opium (creator of)
  • Witnessing to Silence (creator of)
  • Hedonistic Honkey Haters (creator of)
  • Winged Harvest (creator of)
  • Wild Times Call (creator of)
  • The Lie of the Land (creator of)
  • Black velvet (creator of)
  • Edge of the Trees (creator of)
  • Land deal (creator of)
  • Drifting ephemerally (creator of)
  • Sacred land (creator of)
Related collections
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Founding Member of Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Cooperative (received)
  • Adjunct Professor, Griffith University (received)
  • Participant, Red Gate Gallery Cultural Exchange Project (received)
  • Arts Residency at Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney (received)
  • Arts Residency at University of Wollongong (received)
  • Arts Residency at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, USA (received)
  • Gallery Australian Art Competition (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
  • Arts Residency Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra (received)
  • Lloyd Rees Award for outstanding urban design - Edge of Trees (received)
  • Founding Member of Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Cooperative (received)
  • Adjunct Professor, Griffith University (received)
  • Participant, Red Gate Gallery Cultural Exchange Project (received)
  • Arts Residency at Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney (received)
  • Arts Residency at University of Wollongong (received)
  • Arts Residency at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, USA (received)
  • Gallery Australian Art Competition (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award (received)
  • Arts Residency Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra (received)
  • Lloyd Rees Award for outstanding urban design - Edge of Trees (received)
Related events
  • unDisclosed (exhibited at)
  • Global Feminism (exhibited at)
  • Sunshine State Smart State (None)
  • No Shades of White (exhibited at)
  • Black Friday (exhibited at)
  • Strange Fruit (exhibited at)
  • Red Ochre Me (exhibited at)
  • River of Corn (exhibited at)
  • Pir'ri-Mangrove (exhibited at)
  • Global Feminism (exhibited at)
  • Sunshine State Smart State (None)
  • No Shades of White (exhibited at)
  • Black Friday (exhibited at)
  • Strange Fruit (exhibited at)
  • Red Ochre Me (exhibited at)
  • River of Corn (exhibited at)
  • Pir'ri-Mangrove (exhibited at)
Indigenous notes