__NOTOC__
Blak Douglas, formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an
Aboriginal Australian artist and musician. he is based in
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 ...
,
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
.
Early life and education
He is a
Dhungatti man,
[ with Irish, Scots, English, and German ancestry.
]
Career and art practice
Douglas (as Adam Hill) created the exterior artwork on the new recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for Sound recording and reproduction, recording and Audio mixing, mixing of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home proje ...
s and offices of the Gadigal Information Service,
Recognition and awards
Douglas was a finalist for the Archibald Prize in 2015 (''Smoke and mirrors – Uncle Max Eulo'') and 2018 (''Uncle Roy Kennedy'').
A portrait of Douglas by Euan Macleod was finalist for the 2021 Archibald Prize.Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...
for his portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens.
Collections
His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most import ...
.
References
External links
*
Living people
Artists from Sydney
Indigenous Australian artists
Archibald Prize winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
{{Australia-artist-stub