Fintan Magee painting a collab mural with Numskull in Newtown

Fintan Magee is an Australian

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ist known for his murals throughout Australia and the world. Born in

Lismore, New South Wales Lismore is a city located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia and the main population centre in the City of Lismore Local government in Australia, local government area, it is also a regional centre in the Northern River ...

, he grew up in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

, gaining a reputation as a

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writer before obtaining a

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degree and relocating to

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

Work

He has been described as "Australia's

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive ep ...

" by a number of media outlets although Magee has stated in various interviews that he hates this and has stated it is a result of "lazy journalism". His work often deals with environmental issues. In 2015 his solo show at Backwoods Gallery in Melbourne was themed around his own personal experiences in the 2011 Brisbane floods. He often uses personal stories to talk about broader issues like

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and the migrant crisis. He received national acclaim for his mural depicting

Felix Baumgartner Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as p ...

in Brisbane,"Fintan Magee creates arresting street art tribute to Felix Baumgartner in Brisbane"
by Erinna Giblin,

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, 26 October 2012 and has participated in various public art festivals in Australia and abroad. Along with other recognised street artists from around Australia, Magee contributed to

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

's "First Coat" program."Toowoomba's streets of art"
by Kate Stark, ''

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'', 1 March 2014

Family background

Fintan has Irish, English and Australian ancestry, his father is from

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in Northern Ireland and his mother is English born. His maternal grandfather, who was from

Woollahra Woollahra ( ) is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local go ...

in Sydney, had an architectural practice in

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, West Africa.

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Google Map of Fintan Magee murals in Sydney Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, Fintan Australian artists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People educated at Brisbane State High School People from Lismore, New South Wales

Work

Family background

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