DR BRONWYN BANCROFT
DR BRONWYN BANCROFT IS A PROUD BUNDJALUNG WOMAN AND ARTIST.
Bronwyn started creating from the age of 7, growing up in Tenterfield in Northern NSW. Her professional career as an artist began following her graduation from the Canberra School of Arts
in 1980.
Bronwyn’s career has included both national and international exhibitions. Her work has been acquired by all major Australian galleries, state libraries and private collections.
Bronwyn’s contribution to Indigenous children’s literature has been immense and has included the publication of 45 books.
Bronwyn is a Founding Member of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative (est. 1987) and has been the Co-operative’s volunteer senior strategist since 2009. Bronwyn also offers her extensive expertise as a Board member/Director of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), Australian Society of Authors, and the Commonwealth Bank Indigenous Advisory Council.
Bronwyn has a Diploma in Visual Arts from the Canberra School of Art, 2 Masters degrees (Studio Practice and Visual Art) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney.
Bronwyn received the University of Sydney’s Alison Bush Graduate Medal for her contribution to the Indigenous Community and was the recipient of the inaugural NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship at the State Library of New South Wales.
PRESENTATION TITLE:
31 years and what has actually changed?
ABSTRACT:
Dr Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung woman, mother, artist, academic, writer and illustrator. Bronwyn’s contribution to Aboriginal children’s literature has been immense and has included the publication of 45 books.
Throughout the 1960s and 70s Aboriginal oral histories and stories were compiled almost exclusively by European anthropologists and writers. There were very few Aboriginal contemporary writers and illustrators at the time of Bronwyn’s first publication The Fat and Juicy Place in 1992.
Bronwyn’s keynote speech will cover the following topics: author and illustrator rights (copyright and intellectual property), acknowledgement and permission around the use of author/illustrator IP, the importance of remuneration for creators for the use of their work, the development of teacher resources and what has been achieved in highlighting Aboriginal voices in the publishing sector in Australia.