Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Judy Watson
ジュディ・ワトソン
Judi Watoson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Mundubbera, Queensland）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Mundubbera, Queensland (birth) → Brisbane
Career
- Occupations
- multi-media artist, print-maker, painter, video artist, installation artist
- Active Years
- 1979-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education | — | Creative Arts | Diploma of Creative Arts | -1979 | Australia |
| University of Tasmania | — | Fine Arts | Bachelor's degree | 1980-1982 | Australia |
| Monash University | — | Graduate | Graduate Diploma | -1986 | Australia |
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education
Creative Arts
Degree:
Diploma of Creative Arts
Period:
-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Australia
University of Tasmania
Fine Arts
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Period:
1980-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Australia
Learned lithography and other techniques
Monash University
Graduate
Degree:
Graduate Diploma
Period:
-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Moët & Chandon Fellowship | — | — | Moët & Chandon | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Clemenger Art Award | — | — | National Gallery of Victoria | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Works on Paper Award, 23rd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards | — | Works on Paper | — | 受賞 |
Moët & Chandon Fellowship
1995
Organization:
Moët & Chandon
Result:
受賞
Clemenger Art Award
2006
Organization:
National Gallery of Victoria
Result:
受賞
Works on Paper Award, 23rd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards
2006
Category:
Works on Paper
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fire and Water
2007 SculptureSculpture at Reconciliation Place in Canberra, symbolizing Indigenous histories.
firewaterIndigenous history
a preponderance of aboriginal blood
2005 Installation/PrintCommissioned by State Library of Queensland on Aboriginal suffrage and blood quantum.
bloodsuffragecolonialism
the holes in the land
2015 EngravingsSix engravings about loss of Aboriginal cultural patrimony, featuring items in British Museum.
holes in the landcultural patrimonycolonialism
bara
2020 Sculpture/InstallationPublic artwork at Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney representing Eora women's fish hooks.
fish hooksIndigenous craftland
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Layered realities in print, painting, videoSubtle seductive political messagesPrintmaking techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- waterskinpoisondust and bloodochrebonesdriftnet
Legacy
Key figure in contemporary Indigenous Australian art with numerous high-profile public commissions. Explores Indigenous histories politically and subtly in international exhibitions.
Quotes
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Art as a vehicle for invention and social change can be many things, it can be soft, hard, in-your-face confrontational, or subtle and discreet. I try and choose the latter approach for much of my work, a seductive beautiful exterior with a strong message like a deadly poison dart that insinuates itself into the consciousness of the viewer without them being aware of the package until it implodes and leaks its contents.
Source: Judy Watson: blood language (2009)
Trivia
- Waanyi Indigenous artist
- Represented Australia at 1997 Venice Biennale
- Contributed to Musée du quai Branly architecture