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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Citations

  • 'Bishop, Mervyn’, In conversation with the author, 2009.

  • Perkins, Hetti (2008), 'Half Light: Portraits From Black Australia’, Art Gallery of NSW, in conversation with Hetti Perkins.

    http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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