Gary Philip Lee b. 1952

Also known as Gurrulan
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Gary Lee is a Larrakia artist who has worked as a designer and curator and is now primarily a photographer.
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Name
Gary Philip Lee
Also known as Gurrulan (This is a name conferred through his mother's association with Arnhem Land communities.)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Curator
  • Writer
  • Designer
  • Anthropologist
Birth date
1952
Active Period
  • 1980-
Residence
  • Katherine, NT
  • Darwin, NT
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Canberra, ACT
Training
  • Ph.D, studio-based, 2005- School of Creative Arts and Humanities, Charles Darwin University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Art, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Broome, WA
  • Darwin, NT
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Wadaman
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Lee, Gary

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Language groups
  • Wadaman
Related people
  • Baum, Tina (sibling of)
  • Lee, Roque (sibling of)
  • Lee, Tony (sibling of)
  • Lee, Ian (sibling of)
  • Lee, Jason (sibling of)
  • Lee, Denella (sibling of)
  • Baum, Tina (sibling of)
  • Lee, Roque (sibling of)
  • Lee, Tony (sibling of)
  • Lee, Ian (sibling of)
  • Lee, Jason (sibling of)
  • Lee, Denella (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • Karen Brown Gallery (associate of)
  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (associate of)
  • Karen Brown Gallery (associate of)
  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (associate of)
Related works
  • Darwin Lad (creator of)
  • Mei Kim and Minnie (creator of)
  • Shannon as Billiamook (creator of)
  • Shaba (creator of)
  • Self-portrait with Manish 1 (creator of)
  • Darwin Lad (creator of)
  • Mei Kim and Minnie (creator of)
  • Shannon as Billiamook (creator of)
  • Shaba (creator of)
  • Self-portrait with Manish 1 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Various private collections (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Various private collections (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge Design for New Millennium New Year's Eve, and following year (received)
  • Canberra Fashion Awards (received)
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge Design for New Millennium New Year's Eve, and following year (received)
  • Canberra Fashion Awards (received)
Related events
  • Maast Maast, 2008 (exhibited at)
  • More Than My Skin, curated by Djon Mundine (exhibited at)
  • Dirula - Contemporary Larrakia Art (exhibited at)
  • Campsites, curated by Malcolm Smith (exhibited at)
  • Love Magic: Erotics and Politics in Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Maast Maast, 2008 (exhibited at)
  • More Than My Skin, curated by Djon Mundine (exhibited at)
  • Dirula - Contemporary Larrakia Art (exhibited at)
  • Campsites, curated by Malcolm Smith (exhibited at)
  • Love Magic: Erotics and Politics in Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 11, 2011, 12:19 a.m. April 11, 2011, 12:19 a.m.
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