Gerrit Fokkema b. 1954

  • Artist (Photographer)
Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 1954, photographer Gerrit Fokkema moved to Australia in 1958.
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Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 1954, photographer Gerrit Fokkema moved to Australia in 1958. His interest in photography developed whilst at school in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, where he played an active roll in producing the school magazine, contributing both photographs and writing.

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Jamieson, Courtney
De Lorenzo, Catherine
Date written:
2009
Last updated:
2011

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Artist Interview'.>, <ExternalResource: Byrne, Lisa (1999), 'Signature Works', Australian Centre for Photography.>, <ExternalResource: (1994), 'Sydney Photographed, Museum of Contemporary Art', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Timms, Peter; Christie, Robyn; Fokkema, Gerrit (1988), 'Cultivating the Country, Living with the arts in regional Australia', Regional Galleries Association of New South Wales, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Newton, Gael; Ennis, Helen; Long, Chris (1988), 'Shades of Light, Photography and Australia 1839-1988', The Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT,.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Artist Interview'.>]