Lin Onus b. 4 December 1948

Also known as Burrinja
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
The award-winning artist Lin Onus (b.1948 d.1996) was self taught. He was the Victorian representative of the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council in 1986 and co-founder of the Aboriginal Arts Management Association in 1990.
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Name
Lin Onus
Also known as Burrinja
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Aboriginal Arts Managment Association (ANZSIC code: 6931)
  • Board Member - Australia Council for the Arts (ANZSIC code: 7510)
Birth date
4 December 1948
Death date
24 October 1996
Death place
Victoria
Active Period
  • 1974 - 1996
Residence
  • 1948 - 1996 Victoria
Training
  • Self-taught.,
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Barmah Forest, Vic.
  • Cummeragunja, Vic.
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Yorta Yorta
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Viscopy

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References [<ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (2000), 'Urban Dingo', Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW in association with Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, referencing Ted Gott (pg 18).>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (2000), 'Austalian Indigenous Art News', Art Trade Association, Autumn/Winter edition updated by Margo Neale.>, <ExternalResource: Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive >] [<ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (2000), 'Urban Dingo', Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW in association with Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, referencing Ted Gott (pg 18).>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (2000), 'Austalian Indigenous Art News', Art Trade Association, Autumn/Winter edition updated by Margo Neale.>]