Lola Greeno b. 1946

  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Lola Greeno is a well-known Tasmanian Aboriginal shell worker, sculptor, installation and fibre artist who also works as a curator and as the Program Officer, Aboriginal Arts at Arts Tasmania.
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Name
Lola Greeno
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Weaver)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Birth date
1946
Birth place
Cape Barren Island, Tas.
Active Period
  • 1997-
Residence
  • 1972- Launceston, Tas.
  • 1958 - 1972 Flinders Island, Tas.
  • 1946 - 1958 Cape Barren Island, Tas.
Training
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1996 - 1997 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.
  • Associate Diploma of Fine Arts, 1992 - 1993 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.
  • Cape Barren Island, Tas.
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Cape Portland, North East Tasmania
Dreaming
  • Traditional Shell necklace making
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Trawlwoolway
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Greeno, Lola

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References [<ExternalResource: (2009), ''An Unbroken Strand: Palawa Shell Necklaces pages' in Floating Life: Contemporary Aboriginal Fibre Art', Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Francis E Parker pp75-76 & p144.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '93/404/2 Necklace (maireener), 'toothy' shells/cotton, Lola Greeno, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1993', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Gough, Julie (1997), 'Tasmania: Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Tasmania Today', Arts Press Pty Ltd : Art and Australia, Vol 35 Number 1, pp 108-115.>, <ExternalResource: Kleinert, S. and Neale, M. (editors) (2000), 'Lola Greeno', The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture, Australian National University, p 496 & 698.>, <ExternalResource: Lehman, Greg (2000), 'Lola Greeno', Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, pp 29-32.>] [<ExternalResource: (2009), ''An Unbroken Strand: Palawa Shell Necklaces pages' in Floating Life: Contemporary Aboriginal Fibre Art', Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Francis E Parker pp75-76 & p144.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '93/404/2 Necklace (maireener), 'toothy' shells/cotton, Lola Greeno, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1993', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]