Brenda L Croft
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Brenda L. Croft (born 1964) is an
Early life and education
Croft was born in 1964 in
She completed the first year of a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney in 1985. The degree remained incomplete when Croft commenced voluntary work in community activism and public radio (Radio Redfern/Radio Skid Row, 88.9 FM) in the lead-up to the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.[1][4]
She was awarded a Master of Art Administration at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney in 1995.[1][4]
Academic work
From 2009 to 2011 Croft was senior lecturer of Indigenous art, design, and culture at the
In 2018 she was appointed as Associate Professor, Indigenous Art History and Curatorship at the Australian National University.[5]
Curatorial and other work
Croft was a founding member of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in 1987.[7]
Croft has worked as an
Curatorial projects include Beyond the pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art,
Her practice-led doctoral research project included the collaborative exhibition, Still in my Mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality, UNSW Galleries, UQ Art Museum, 2017, touring nationally until late 2021. Solo exhibitions include Heart-in-hand, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 2018; subalter/N/ative Dreams, Stills Gallery, Sydney; Peripheral Vision, Artplace, Perth (2005), Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (2006); Man about town, Stills Gallery, Sydney, (2003), Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (2004); fever (you give me), Stills Gallery, Sydney (2000); In my mother's garden,
Croft has also worked with
In 2023, it was announced that Croft will serve as the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University in 2024, working with the Departments of History of Art and Architecture, and Art, Film, and Visual Studies.[9]
Awards
In 1996 Croft was the first Australian to receive the Chicago Artists International Program grant. She also was awarded the 1997
Croft was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Visual Arts) from the University of Sydney in 2009.[11]
Croft was named Visual Artist of the Year in the
Artwork and exhibitions
Artwork by Croft has been exhibited in galleries throughout Australia, and overseas including Germany, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the USA.[14] Her work has been collected by the National Gallery of Australia,[1] the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[15] the Art Gallery of West Australia,[16] the National Gallery of Victoria[17] and the National Portrait Gallery.[7] Her sculptural work, Wuganmagulya (Farm Cove), was installed at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, as part of the 2000 Sydney Sculpture Walk program.[10]
References
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- ^ Croft, Brenda L., "Joseph (Joe) Croft (c. 1925–1996)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 April 2024
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- ^ "SOA&D and CAHAT welcomes Brenda L Croft". 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Wuganmagulya (Farm Cove)". Monument Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brenda L. Croft, National Portrait Gallery". www.portrait.gov.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Venice Biennale Timeline". Australia Council of the Arts. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "ANU professor to bring personal stories, purpose to prestigious Harvard posting". RiotACT. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Wuganmgulya (Farm Cove) - City Art Sydney". City Art Sydney. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Services, Archives and Records Management. "Honorary awards - ARMS - The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Vincent, Peter (11 September 2013). "'Inspirational' O'Shane honoured at Deadlys". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Spina-Matthews, Sarah (11 August 2023). "Queenland 'master of carving' takes out Australia's top Indigenous art prize". ABC News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Brenda L Croft Exhibitions". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Brenda L Croft :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Australia, The Art Gallery of Western. "The Art Gallery of Western Australia Website". www.artgallery.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Brenda L. Croft | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.