Snr Ken Thaiday b. 1950

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Ken Thaiday Snr from Darnley Island, Torres Strait was born in 1950. He is a master carver and assemblage worker of dance masks andhe is represented in many major public institutions.
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Name
Snr Ken Thaiday
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Birth date
1950
Birth place
Darnley Island, Qld., Darnley Island, Torres Strait, Qld.
Birth note
Torres Strait
Active Period
  • 1990-
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related works
  • Alag masks 1 - 14 (creator of)
  • Whoumeer Dance Mask (creator of)
  • Beizam (Hammerhead Shark) Dance Mask (creator of)
Related collections
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (collected in)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a816b538b73d9301a85c')) (exhibited at)