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| Bronwyn Bancroft |
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Bronwyn Bancroft is an artist and designer whose artworks have been collected and shown by galleries throughout Australia and around the world.
A descendant of the Bundjalung people, Bronwyn grew up in the small country town of Tenterfield in northern NSW. After studying at the Canberra School of Art, she became involved in fashion and design, eventually starting Designer Aboriginals, training Aboriginal women in arts and craft. Bronwyn was one of the founders of Boomalli, the Aboriginal Artists’ Cooperative, was a board member of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia, has been Chair of the Visual Arts and Crafts Committee for the NSW Ministry of the Arts, and is a well-known speaker on Aboriginal art and advocacy issues. Since 1993 Bronwyn has illustrated several award-winning children’s books, including Fat and Juicy Place (by Diana Kidd), Big Rain Coming (by Katrina Germein), and Oodgeroo’s Stradbroke Dreamtime.
Bronwyn lives in Sydney with her children Jack, Ella and Ruby Rose. |
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