Garry Jones b. 1964

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Garry Jones is an Indigenous printmaker, painter and sculptor whose early experiences of racism in western Sydney inform much of his practice today. Jones was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2003 and in 2007 was lecturing in Creative Arts at the School of Visual Arts at the University of Wollongong.
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Name
Garry Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer at University of Wollongong (Lecturer at University of Wollongong Current position, 2007)
  • Public Servent for Aboriginal Housing Office and NSW Ministry for the Arts
Birth date
1964
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1982-
Residence
  • 1995 - 2006 Wollongong, NSW
  • 1964 - 1985 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1983 Strathfield TAFE, NSW
  • Completed the BSc (Architecture) Honours Masters of Architecture (Research) i, 1985 - 2000 University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW
  • BA (Visual) Honours, 2001 - 2003 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  • c.1997- University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
  • 1982 Liverpool TAFE, Liverpool, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Ngamba/Kamilaroi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Jones, Garry

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Language groups
  • Ngamba/Kamilaroi
Related people
  • Eastwood, Danny (associate of)
  • Eastwood, Danny (relative of)
  • Bateup, Alice Hinton (associate of)
  • Jones, Beryl (child of)
  • Eastwood, Danny (associate of)
  • Eastwood, Danny (relative of)
  • Bateup, Alice Hinton (associate of)
  • Jones, Beryl (child of)
Related person groups
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
Related works
  • Bound #1, #2, #3, #4 (creator of)
  • Thirroul 1 (creator of)
  • Urban Koori Views (creator of)
  • Bound #1, #2, #3, #4 (creator of)
  • Thirroul 1 (creator of)
  • Urban Koori Views (creator of)
Related collections
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Fullbright Postgraduate Award (received)
  • National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Fullbright Postgraduate Award (received)
  • National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Pallingjang III (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (exhibited at)
  • National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Pallingjang III (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (exhibited at)
  • National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)