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
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Greeno, Lola

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Related works
  • Sea mother (creator of)
  • Green maireener necklace (creator of)
  • Cape Barren Goose Shell Necklace (creator of)
  • Palawa Dreaming (creator of)
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  • Rice Shell Necklace (creator of)
Related collections
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Marie Locke Award, Milpra AECG Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Woven Forms: Contemporary basket making in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • A Survey of Indigenous Jewellery and Body Adornment (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business (exhibited at)
  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • Ways of Being (exhibited at)