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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Citations

  • Hansen, Philip (2009), 'Verbal correspondence with the author’.

  • Wexler, Alice (2008), 'Noongar Boodja: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Ecology and Culture’, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art website, Article accessed 14/1/09.

    http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions_5.html

  • McLean, Ian (2007), 'saltwaterfreshwater – review’, Artlink, vol 27, no 2, Review access online 12/5/09.

    http://www.artlink.com.au/articles.cfm?id=2977

  • Winmar, Alta (1991), 'Tjinanginy (Graham Taylor) in 'Nyungar Art from the South-West Region of Western Australia’, Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporationn, Waterford, WA.

  • Taylor, Graham (2007), 'Artist’s statement’, Accompanied Saltwaterfreshwater exhibition, Central TAFE Art Gallery, Perth, WA.

Initial data sources

  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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