Mervyn Bishop b. 1945

  • Artist (Photographer)
An award winning photo-journalist, Mervyn Bishop was the first Aboriginal photographer for the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. Bishop's extensive career began in 1963 and in 2008 his work was included in the exhibition "Half Light: Portraits From Black Australia" at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Name
Mervyn Bishop
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Photographic Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Press Photographer (ANZSIC code: 5411)
Birth date
1945
Birth place
Brewarrina, NSW
Active Period
  • 1963-
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Cadet Photographer, 1963 Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Brewarrina
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Wailwon
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Viscopy

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Bishop, Mervyn', In conversation with the author, 2009.>, <ExternalResource: Perkins, Hetti (2008), 'Half Light: Portraits From Black Australia', Art Gallery of NSW, in conversation with Hetti Perkins.>, <ExternalResource: Bowers, Mike (28 June 2012), 'Framing history: a handful of sand'.>, <ExternalResource: Moffatt, Tracey (Ed) (1991), 'In Dreams: Thirty Years of Photography, 1960-1990', Australian Centre for Photography.>, <ExternalResource: Allas, Tess (2006), 'Access All Areas', City of Sydney.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Bishop, Mervyn', In conversation with the author, 2009.>, <ExternalResource: Perkins, Hetti (2008), 'Half Light: Portraits From Black Australia', Art Gallery of NSW, in conversation with Hetti Perkins.>, <ExternalResource: Bowers, Mike (28 June 2012), 'Framing history: a handful of sand'.>]