Gordon Syron b. 1941

Also known as Gordon Frederich Syron
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Worimi/Biripi painter, educator and political agitator, Gordon Syron has been described as 'the father of urban contemporary Aboriginal art'.
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Related stub people
  • Syron, Eileen (child of)
  • Syron, Sue (sibling of)
  • Shirl, Mum (associate of)
  • Pelot-Syron, Elaine (associate of)
  • Gulpilil, David (associate of)
  • Vinson, Tony (Dr) (associate of)
  • Saunders, Andrew (associate of)
  • Beetson, Darren (associate of)
  • Chester, Peter (associate of)
  • Coe, Isabelle (associate of)
  • Shewring, Terry (associate of)
  • Syron, Brian (associate of)
  • Syron, Brian (relative of)
  • Pelot-Syron, Elaine (spouse of)
  • Patrick Daniel Syron (grandchild of)
Related stub person groups
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative (associate of)
  • Black Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (associate of)
  • Eora Centre, Redfern, NSW (associate of)
  • Australian Humanist Society (associate of)
Related people
  • Simon, James (associate of)
  • Hookey, Gordon (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Tremblay, Theodore Paul (associate of)
  • McKinnon, Brian Charles (grandchild of)
  • Gilbert, Kevin (associate of)
Related works
  • The Waratah Forest (creator of)
  • Mates (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Fairies (creator of)
  • Where the Wildflowers Once Grew series/ (creator of)
  • Study of Emu (creator of)
  • Your Move (creator of)
  • A Toast to the Federation: Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Howard (creator of)
  • Everleigh St. I, II and III (creator of)
  • The Black Bastards Are Coming (creator of)
  • Invasion Day I (creator of)
  • Invasion Day II (creator of)
  • Terror Nullius (creator of)
  • Mum Shirl - Aboriginal Saint of Redfern (creator of)
  • The Immortalisation of David Gulpilil (creator of)
  • Living Conditions (creator of)
  • Judgement By His Peers (creator of)
  • Because Prison is such a lonely place (creator of)
  • Bury The Living (creator of)
  • View From Cell Window Long Bay Prison (creator of)
Related collections
  • US Consulate - Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Aboriginal Legal Service (collected in)
  • University of New England, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 2008 winner - CoFA Professional Development Award (received)
  • Works used in Australian film "The City's Edge" starring Hugo Weaving (received)
  • works used in film "The Beach" (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Face, Masks & Costume Jewellery Pavilion, Commonwealth Games (received)
  • Painted backdrops for Aboriginal theatrical productions such as "The Cakeman" (received)
  • Official Artist Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (also President 1998, Chairperson 1997, Assistant Secretary 1996) (received)
  • Artist in Residence Australian Humanist Society (received)
  • Artist in Residence College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (received)
Related events
  • Forgotten History (exhibited at)
  • Black Fairies and Black Room Politics Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Black Fairies for Aboriginal Kids Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (exhibited at)
  • Reconciliation Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The Rightful Owner Paintings By Gordon Syron (exhibited at)
  • Diversity Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Cultural Olympiad Sydney 2000 Olympics (exhibited at)
  • A tribute to Mum Shirl (exhibited at)
  • Dreaming the Republic: Aboriginal Responses to the Coming of the Republic (exhibited at)
  • In Ya Face (exhibited at)
  • Bamaradbanga (exhibited at)
  • The Quiet Achiever (exhibited at)
  • My Rally Against Racism (exhibited at)
  • Lithographs of Urban Aboriginal Art (exhibited at)
  • Black Deaths in Custody - A History (exhibited at)
  • I Shoulda Been a Statistic - Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (exhibited at)
  • Black Deaths in Custody - A History (exhibited at)
  • A Changing Relationship: Aboriginal Themes in Australian Art c.1938-1988 (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art 84 (exhibited at)
  • Two solo exhibitions (exhibited at)