Swag Graham Taylor b. 1955

Also known as Swag Taylor, Graham Swag Taylor, Tjinanginy, Graham Taylor, Swag
  • Artist (Painter)
Perth-based Noongar artist often known as 'Swag'. His paintings recall childhood experiences and depict landscapes from the southwest of Western Australia, a region with which he feels connected. He was a finalist in the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Awards in 2008. Largely self-taught. Some guidance from fellow Noongar artists.
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exhibited at
Noongar Koort Boodja - Noongar Heart Land
Date
2009
Place
University Club of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Noongar Country
Date
2009
Place
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Bunbury, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.brag.org.au
Noongar Country
Date
2009
Place
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Bunbury, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.brag.org.au
The Legacy of Koorah Coolingah (The Legend of Children Long Ago)
Date
2009
Place
Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
exhibited at
25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Date
2008
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territories, Darwin, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/museums/exhibitions/natsiaa/25/index.html
Noongar Boodja: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Ecology and Culture
Date
2008
Place
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New York, US
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NAIDOC Art Awards Exmouth
Date
2007
Place
Exmouth, WA
Description

Staged by the North West Cape Exmouth Aboriginal Corporation (NWCEAC). Swag was awarded first prize.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
saltwaterfreshwater
Date
2007
Place
Central TAFE Art Gallery, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Noongar Boodja Mariny : Noongar Bush Food
Date
2007
Place
Gorepani Art Gallery, Albany, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Noongar Native Title: Noongar works from the Curtin University of Technology art collection
Date
2007
Place
John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://johncurtingallery.curtin.edu.au/
exhibited at
NAIDOC Art Awards Exmouth
Date
2006
Place
Exmouth, WA
Description

Staged by the North West Cape Exmouth Aboriginal Corporation (NWCEAC). Swag was awarded the runner-up prize.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Capel Festival Art Exhibition
Date
2006
Place
Shire of Capel, Capel, WA
Description

Winner of the Indigenous art award & the people’s choice award.

Type
Exhibition
Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago)
Date
2006
Place
Katanning Arts Centre, Katanning, WA & Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Noongar Moorditj
Date
2005
Place
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Bunbury, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1987
Place
Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition with Mingie Barnes, Geoffry Lindsey & Christine Winmar.

Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: Hansen, Philip (2009), 'Verbal correspondence with the author'.>, <ExternalResource: Wexler, Alice (2008), 'Noongar Boodja: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Ecology and Culture', Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art website, Article accessed 14/1/09.>, <ExternalResource: McLean, Ian (2007), 'saltwaterfreshwater - review', Artlink, vol 27, no 2, Review access online 12/5/09.>, <ExternalResource: Winmar, Alta (1991), 'Tjinanginy (Graham Taylor) in 'Nyungar Art from the South-West Region of Western Australia', Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporationn, Waterford, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, Graham (2007), 'Artist's statement', Accompanied Saltwaterfreshwater exhibition, Central TAFE Art Gallery, Perth, WA.>] [<ExternalResource: Hansen, Philip (2009), 'Verbal correspondence with the author'.>, <ExternalResource: Wexler, Alice (2008), 'Noongar Boodja: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Ecology and Culture', Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art website, Article accessed 14/1/09.>, <ExternalResource: McLean, Ian (2007), 'saltwaterfreshwater - review', Artlink, vol 27, no 2, Review access online 12/5/09.>]