Sharyn Egan
| Sharyn Egan | |
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| Born |
1957 (age 60–61) Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Residence | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Sharyn Egan (born 1957) is a Nyoongar artist known for her work in painting, sculpture, weaving and walking.[1] Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, Egan's works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Australia and the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, and she has created artworks for the Perth International Arts Festival.
Early life
Egan was born in 1957 in Subiaco, Western Australia. One of the Stolen Generations,[2] she was removed from her family at age three and placed in the New Norcia Mission until the age of 13. She was never reunited with her parents.
In 2007 she was one of the authors of a book on Australian art In the Mean Time.[3]
In 2018 she was working with other artists on work that was to be based at the Blacktown Native Institution Site. The institution was responsible for educating Māori and Aboriginal children who had been taken, like Egan, from their families.[2]
Exhibitions
- 2018 – Walyalup Water Walk a sensory walking tour in collaboration with Mei Saraswati and Matt Aiken featuring Koondarm Choir[4] for Perth International Arts Festival
- 2016 – Woven sculptures for Sculpture by the Sea, Perth[5]
References
- ↑ "Design and Art Australia online".
- 1 2 Gladstone, Nigel (2018-06-09). "Blacktown 'living memorial' to stolen generations opens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ Jenny Fraser; Jacqui Katona (2007). In the Mean Time: James Luna, Gordon Syron, Nadia McLaren, Sharyn Egan, Christine Christophersen, Andrew Hill, Kewana Duncan, Bethany Edmunds, Adam Martin. Raw Space Galleries. ISBN 978-0-9758402-4-5.
- ↑ "Walyalup Water Walk - Perth Festival". Perth Festival. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ "Home". Artsource. Retrieved 2018-08-31.