Ricky Maynard b. 1953

  • Artist (Photographer)
Tasmanian photographer whose large format black and white photographs of Aboriginal people and places reflect his commitment to a humanist approach to documentary photography, social change, and the accurate and dignified representation of Aboriginal people.
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Citations

  • Munroe, Keith (2007), 'Culture Warriors – 2007 Indigenous Art Triennial’, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Exhibition catalogue.

  • Quail, Avril (2005), 'Freddy Timms and Ricky Maynard’, 'Interesting Times: focus on contemporary Australia Art’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW, Exhibition catalogue.

  • Munro, Keith (2006), 'A Distant Land’, Meanjin “Blak Times” vol. 65, no. 1 pp. 94-100, Photo essay.

  • Taylor, P. (1988), 'After 200 Years Photo-essays of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Chapter 1 “Moonbird People”.

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Other occupations
  • Photography teacher
  • Photographic assistant
  • Photography teacher
  • Photographic assistant
Related person groups
  • Stills Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Stills Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related works
  • Jason Thomas (creator of)
  • The prison farm workers (creator of)
  • (Men's toilet) (creator of)
  • Returning to Places that Name Us (creator of)
  • Jason Thomas (creator of)
  • The prison farm workers (creator of)
  • (Men's toilet) (creator of)
  • Returning to Places that Name Us (creator of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board grant (Australia Council) (received)
  • Australian Human Rights Award for Photography - 1997 (received)
  • Mother Jones International Documentary Award (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award - 2003 (received)
  • Shortlisted for RAKA Award (received)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board grant (Australia Council) (received)
  • Australian Human Rights Award for Photography - 1997 (received)
  • Mother Jones International Documentary Award (received)
  • Kate Challis RAKA Award - 2003 (received)
  • Shortlisted for RAKA Award (received)
Related events
  • Festival of the Dreaming Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • 15 Australian Photographers (exhibited at)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (exhibited at)
  • Returning to Places that Name us (exhibited at)
  • In response to place: recent photographs from Ricky Maynard (exhibited at)
  • Portrait of a Distant Land (exhibited at)
  • 'Portrait of a distant Land' in World Photo Biennale Photoquai (exhibited at)
  • Urban Diary (exhibited at)
  • World retrospective on documentary photography (exhibited at)
  • Re-Take: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography (exhibited at)
  • Reversing the negative (exhibited at)
  • Places that name us: RAAKA award, Contemporary Indigenous Visual Arts # 3 (exhibited at)
  • Culture Warriors (None)
  • Ricky Maynard: Portraits (exhibited at)
  • Festival of the Dreaming Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • 15 Australian Photographers (exhibited at)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (exhibited at)
  • Returning to Places that Name us (exhibited at)
  • In response to place: recent photographs from Ricky Maynard (exhibited at)
  • Portrait of a Distant Land (exhibited at)
  • 'Portrait of a distant Land' in World Photo Biennale Photoquai (exhibited at)
  • Urban Diary (exhibited at)
  • World retrospective on documentary photography (exhibited at)
  • Re-Take: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography (exhibited at)
  • Reversing the negative (exhibited at)
  • Places that name us: RAAKA award, Contemporary Indigenous Visual Arts # 3 (exhibited at)
  • Culture Warriors (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991