Michael Philp b. 1966

  • Artist (Painter)
Michael Philp is a Minjungbal man, a tribe of the Bundjalung nation. His paintings explore what it is like for younger Aboriginal people today living in a mainstream world.
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Born in 1966 in Tweed Heads, Michael Philp is a Minjungbal man (Minjungbal is a tribe of the Bundjalung nation) and father to a son. He studied music in Adelaide before moving to Lismore in 1996. Michael is a self-taught artist and finds painting healing. He started painting after many years working in education and welfare. He has sold work to Planet Corroboree in Byron Bay. His paintings explore what it is like for younger Aboriginal people today living in a mainstream world.

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Arts Northern Rivers
Date written:
2009
Last updated:
2011

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Other occupations
  • Education and welfare worker
  • Education and welfare worker
Copyright agents
  • Philp, Michael
  • Philp, Michael
Heritage countries
  • Bundjalung
  • Bundjalung
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Related recognitions
  • Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize (None)
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Indigenous notes