Judy Watson b. 1959

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Watson is a Brisbane-based Waanyi artist who works across a range of mediums to explore familial, historical, political and environmental aspects of Australian Indigenous heritage and experience. In 2006 she was the winner of the Clemenger Contemporary Art Award.
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Name
Judy Watson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Curator
Birth date
1959
Birth place
Mundubbera, Qld
Active Period
  • 1989-
Residence
  • France
  • Darwin, NT
  • Toowoomba, QLD
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Hobart, TAS
  • Gippsland, VIC
  • Brisbane, Qld
Training
  • Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts, 1986 Monash University, Gippsland, Vic.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1980 - 1982 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas
  • Diploma of Creative Arts, 1977 - 1979 Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba, Qld
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Louie Creek, Qld
  • Lawn Hill Gorge, Qld
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Watson, Judy

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Related recognitions
  • Melbourne Museum (received)
  • 1995 : Moet & Chandon Fellowship Winner (received)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (received)
  • Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Queensland Music Festival (received)
  • Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Clemenger Contemporary Art Award (received)
  • One of eight indigenous Australian artists chosen to have work permanently exhibited in the Musee du Quai Branly (received)
  • Brisbane Magistrate's Court (received)
  • 2002 : Commissioned to produce 'Ngarrn-Gi-Land' for the Victorian County Court, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • 2002 : Commissioned to produce 'Ngarrn-Gi-Land' for the Victorian County Court, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • Melbourne Museum (received)
  • 1995 : Moet & Chandon Fellowship Winner (received)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (received)
  • Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Queensland Music Festival (received)
  • Reconciliation Place, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Clemenger Contemporary Art Award (received)
  • One of eight indigenous Australian artists chosen to have work permanently exhibited in the Musee du Quai Branly (received)
  • Brisbane Magistrate's Court (received)