
Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist. Bronwyn has been exhibiting nationally and internationally for over 3 decades.
Bronwyn has illustrated and/or written 41 children’s books.
Bronwyn has been a Director of her own company, Designer Aboriginals Pty Ltd since 1985.
Bronwyn holds positions with Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (Director) and Commonwealth Bank Indigenous Advisory Council. Bronwyn has been a volunteer senior strategist at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative since 2009.
Bronwyn has a Diploma of Visual Arts from Canberra School of Art, 2 Masters degrees, one in Studio Practice and the other in Visual Art, University of Sydney. Bronwyn was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy in 2018.
Selected collection acquisitions:
National Gallery of Australia, Macquarie University, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of Western Australia, International House, University of Sydney, Parliament House Art Collection, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria, Australian Museum and Artbank, as well as in overseas collections such as Newark Museum USA, Prime Minister of Turkey, The Kelton Foundation USA, Volkerkunde Museum, Germany and Westpac USA.
Selected CV
2009 - 2018 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, University of Sydney/University of Western Sydney
2006 MASTER OF ARTS IN PAINTING, University of Sydney
2003 MASTER OF STUDIO PRACTICE, The University of Sydney
1976 - 1980 DIPLOMA VISUAL ARTS, Canberra School of Arts
1985 – Pres PROPRIETOR/DESIGNER/ARTIST: Designer Aboriginals, Balmain, Sydney NSW
2007 – Pres DIRECTOR: Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)
2014 – Pres BOARD MEMBER: Commonwealth Bank Indigenous Advisory Council
2017- Pres COMMITTEE MEMBER: Create NSW Aboriginal Protocols
2018 - Pres SENIOR STRATEGIST: Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative (volunteer)
2016 - 2019 DIRECTOR: Arts Law
2010 - 2017 DIRECTOR: Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
2008 - 2017 BOARD MEMBER: Copyright Agency
2020
WRITER/ILLUSTRATOR: Coming Home to Country
SPEAKER: Nuit des Idees, Byron Bay, Create NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Exchange Webinar, City of Gold Coast Discussion Panel “Understanding Copyright for Indigenous Artists”, IMAGI – NATION {TV}, AIME, The University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery.
AWARDS: University of Sydney Graduate Medal, The Sister Alison Bush Medal for contribution to the Indigenous Community; Nomination - Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award; REAL Awards Shortlist - Coming Home to Country
EXHIBITIONS: Not Young or Free, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative; WHOSE STORY IS THIS?..anyway! A dialogue between Chinese and Australian Women Artists, China Cultural Centre, Sydney
COMMISSIONS: Quit for New Life, NSW Health; Teaching and Support Unit Artwork, Health Education and Training Institute
2019
JUDGE: Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR: Festival of AIME
SPEAKER: Moriah War Memorial College, CBCA Preparing for NAIDOC Week at the State Library of NSW, Byron Bay Writers Festival
AWARDS: Finalist - 2019 International Book Awards (Children's Picture Book: Hard Cover Fiction), Shortlisted - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year.
EXHIBITIONS: Riverstones and Ramifications, Lismore Regional Gallery (solo exhibition); Bundjalung Abundance, Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay; For Country, For Nation, Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition, Living Language: Country Culture Community, State Library of New South Wales; Warriors for the Environment; Voice Treaty Truth; Healing Ourselves, Healing our Country; Anarchy and Alchemy, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
COMMISSIONS: American Australian Association; ABC's Play School; Chief Minister's Reading Challenge; Health Direct Australia "Respecting the Difference"; Hardie Grant Reconciliation Action Plan; State Library of NSW; Paddington Uniting Church
2018
SPEAKER: Boomalli Ten: In Conversation, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, Carey Literature Festival, Melbourne, Monte Saint Angelo Biamunga Yarn Up, Aboriginal Early Childhood Conference; Rosary Primary School; Quenbeyan High School; Chapman Primary School
ILLUSTRATOR: Clever Crow
COLLABORATOR: Mentoring: The key to a fairer world
AWARDS: Notable Australian Children's Books Shapes of Australia
EXHIBITIONS: Re-imagine - the world according to children's books, Geelong Gallery; For Country, For Nation, Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition, ArtBar July 2018, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Stories and Structures: Aboriginal art meets the microscopic world, University of Sydney; Passion, Power Politics, Postgraduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts (solo exhibition); Boomalli Members Exhibition; Born into Existence, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
COMMISSIONS: Australian Embassy, Beijing Chinese New Year; School Magazine; IAG; NSW Teachers Federation; University of Sydney; Private commission; Office of Environment and Heritage
REPRESENTATIONS & COLLECTIONS:
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Commission, ACT
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Artbank
Australian Museum, NSW
Australian Taxation Office
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Santa Monica California, USA
City of Sydney
Dromkeen Collection of Australian Children's Literature
Flinders University, Adelaide SA
Governor of Tokyo, His Excellency Mr Suzuki
His Highness Sheikka Jameela Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah
Kelton Foundation, USA
Macquarie University Collection
Maritime Museum, Sydney NSW
Moree Plains Gallery, NSW
Myer, Ballieu (private collection)
National Gallery of Australia, ACT
National Museum of Australia, ACT
New England Regional Art Museum
New York Public Library Print Collection
Newark Museum, Newark, America
Parliament House Art Collection
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Prime Minister of Turkey
Queensland Art Gallery
Queensland University of Technology
Prime Ministers Department and Cabinet
Sister City Ngoya Collection
State Library of NSW
State Library of Victoria
University of Sydney, NSW
University of Technology, Broadway Campus/ Kuring-gai Campus, NSW
Völkerkunde Museum, Frankfurt Germany
Westpac, New York USA
Wollongong University, NSW