Judy Watson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6422846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judy Watson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judy |
| FAMILY NAME | Watson |
| SIGNATURE | WATSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent Artist |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Judy Watson
Artist Judy Watson, a member of the Waanyi people of north-west Queensland, has spent several periods in Italy, including on a residency in Tuscany in 1992, and when selected to present her work in the Australian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1997 and as a speaker at the aabaakwad gathering of First Nations artists at the Biennale in 2022. In the interview, Watson reflects on her connection to culture and Country and speaks of the works insp…
Bodies of Water
Figure 1 string over water (walkurrji kingkarri wanami) (detail), 2019 261 x 180.5 cm acrylic, graphite, pastel, watercolour pencil on canvas © Judy Watson Figure 2 great artesian basin springs, the gulf (jiwil, wanami), 2019 212 x 169 cm indigo, acrylic, graphite on canvas © Judy Watson We have the great pleasure of opening this special issue on Alexis Wright’s oeuvre with two beautiful art works by Judy Watson. Connections with Carpentaria can …
Across Country
This visual essay is an edited transcript of a presentation delivered by Judy Watson given in the 2021 symposium “Grounded in Place: Dialogues Between First Nations Artists from Australia, Taiwan, and Aotearoa.” The artist speaks of her Waanyi Country, near Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill Gorge) in north-west Queensland, Australia, and discusses a number of her artworks that reflect her ongoing investigation into water, massacres, and connec…
Mapping Colonial Massacres and Frontier Violence in Australia
European hunger for resources, particularly land, led to the denial of Indigenous sovereignty and culture with the expansion of European colonialism. This was the most important ecological, economic, and political upheaval to affect the modern world. Records created during this violent rush of land-hunting and flag-planting can help us to understand how Western empires carved up “new” worlds into tributary states and discrete spheres. In Australi…
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Mapping Colonial Massacres and Frontier Violence in Australia
European hunger for resources, particularly land, led to the denial of Indigenous sovereignty and culture with the expansion of European colonialism. This was the most important ecological, economic, and political upheaval to affect the modern world. Records created during this violent rush of land-hunting and flag-planting can help us to understand how Western empires carved up “new” worlds into tributary states and discrete spheres. In Australi…
Bodies of Water
Figure 1 string over water (walkurrji kingkarri wanami) (detail), 2019 261 x 180.5 cm acrylic, graphite, pastel, watercolour pencil on canvas © Judy Watson Figure 2 great artesian basin springs, the gulf (jiwil, wanami), 2019 212 x 169 cm indigo, acrylic, graphite on canvas © Judy Watson We have the great pleasure of opening this special issue on Alexis Wright’s oeuvre with two beautiful art works by Judy Watson. Connections with Carpentaria can …
Across Country
This visual essay is an edited transcript of a presentation delivered by Judy Watson given in the 2021 symposium “Grounded in Place: Dialogues Between First Nations Artists from Australia, Taiwan, and Aotearoa.” The artist speaks of her Waanyi Country, near Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill Gorge) in north-west Queensland, Australia, and discusses a number of her artworks that reflect her ongoing investigation into water, massacres, and connec…
Judy Watson
Artist Judy Watson, a member of the Waanyi people of north-west Queensland, has spent several periods in Italy, including on a residency in Tuscany in 1992, and when selected to present her work in the Australian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1997 and as a speaker at the aabaakwad gathering of First Nations artists at the Biennale in 2022. In the interview, Watson reflects on her connection to culture and Country and speaks of the works insp…
History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Watson (2 works) · Annexation (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)