Aboriginal Fine Art

Tribe: Yorta Yorta (Mother), Mhutti Mhutti (Father)

Area: Mildura, Victoria

Born: 1975

Biography:

Craig’s art and style make him an exciting artist to look out for.  As a young man growing up around the art of making art, Craig uses spiritual guides to expose a beautiful culture to mainstream society.  Craig’s life has been an emotional journey where as a young boy he was separated from his mother and placed with his nanna.  His nanna set Craig on a cultural journey that has allowed him to embrace his roots, which has led him to where he is today.  Craig’s work expresses a love for his traditions and a desire to share his culture so that others may embrace and enjoy what Aboriginal culture and the Dreamtime represent.

Awards:

2007 National Gallery of Victoria Acquisitive Prize.
2003 Michael Long Testimonial Award
2000 The Black Crow Dancers – started own dance group, toured through northern Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia promoting indigenous dance and culture
1998 Highly commended (emerging artist section) The Fourth National Indigenous Heritage Art Award
1997 Artist’s Merit 25 years and under. Russell Savage MLA Award, Sunset in Spring Exhibition
1996 Awarded outstanding Koori student, Victoria Training Awards, Melbourne
1996 Awarded Runner-Up Australian Aboriginal Student of the Year, Australian National Training Awards (ANTA), Brisbane
1997 Awarded the Collin Barrie Acquisition Scholarship, La Trobe University, Mildura

Collections:

Museum Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Koori Heritage Trust, Victoria
La Trobe University Art Collection, Melbourne & Mildura, Victoria
Artbank, Sydney
Private Collection Luciano Benetton, Presidedente, Benetton Fashion House. March 2011
”Significance”- Private Collection Santana and Cindy Blackman, March 2011.