Blak Douglas | |
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 Douglas at the 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Awards | |
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Blak Douglas, formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and musician. As of May 2022 [update] he is based in Sydney, New South Wales.
He is a Dhungatti man, [1] with Irish, Scots, English, and German ancestry. [2]
Douglas (as Adam Hill) created the exterior artwork on the new recording studios and offices of the Gadigal Information Service, [3] opened in 2008. [4]
Douglas was a finalist for the Archibald Prize in 2015 (Smoke and mirrors – Uncle Max Eulo) [5] and 2018 (Uncle Roy Kennedy). [6]
A portrait of Douglas by Euan Macleod was finalist for the 2021 Archibald Prize. [7]
He won the 2022 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens. [1] [8] [9]
His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia [10] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. [11]
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