Blak Douglas
Born Adam Douglas Hill in Blacktown, NSW (1970) to a Dhungatti Father / Caucasian Mother and carries English, German, Irish & Scottish ancestry. The moniker ‘Blak Douglas’ was conceived 2014 in honour of his dominant genealogies.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from University of Western Sydney Nepean 1994, he observed a family of artisans leading to becoming self-practiced in painting. His style is generally influenced by politics and social justice.
Blak Douglas won the Kilgour Prize 2019, the STILL Award 2020 and the Archibald Prize 2022. Prior he has exhibited extensively including at the 3rd National Indigenous Triennial at National Gallery of Australia, TARNANTHI festival in Adelaide, AAMU in Netherlands.
Collections include - Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies, AAMU Utrecht- Holland, Artbank, Art Gallery of NSW, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Blacktown, Campbelltown, City of Sydney, Lane Cove & Liverpool Councils, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Grafton Regional Gallery, Maitland Regional Gallery, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, National Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia, Newcastle University Art Gallery, NSW Parliament House Collection, Penrith Regional Gallery, QAGOMA, Sydney Grammar School, Sydney Living Museums, Taipei Museum, Town Hall Collection, University of Western Sydney
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work– the Cammeraygal and Wallumedegal people of the Eora Nation. We pay respects to their elders past, present and emerging.