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Frederick William "Billy" Doolan Jnr〔(Arts Victoria - Shortlist for 2009 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards ). Arts.vic.gov.au. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 (also known as Billy Doo, 1952-)〔('Make do' works for Doo in life and art ). Smh.com.au (2011-01-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 is an Australian Indigenous artist who lives in Townsville, Queensland but does most of his current artwork in Melbourne, Victoria. He was featured in two 2011-2012 exhibitions, a one man show titled "Between Sky and Sea" at the Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne which ran from 28 October 2010 to 20 April 2012 and a major show which exhibited in Italy from 11 February 2011 to 28 August 2011 titled "Dreamtime Lo Spirito Dell'Arte Aborigena". It was held at MAN Museum, Nuoro, Sardinia and final attendance figures were 25,000. In addition some 2000 school children ranging from late primary school level to early secondary attended classes at the Museum to be taught some basic elements of Australian Aboriginal art and culture. Almost 90 Aboriginal artists from all over Australia were featured and over 350 items were exhibited making it the largest public showing of its type to be shown overseas. Twenty two of Billys' pieces were chosen for the exhibition which made him the largest single contributor. Curators in Australia were Maree Clarke from the Koori Heritage Trust, Amanda Reynolds from Stella Stories and Giovanna Gotti, the senior curator for the Egyptian Art Museum in Turin. ==Early life== Doolan's mother came from the town of Gulf of Carpentaria (Grandmother came from Croydon, Queensland), and his father, for whom he is named, from Central Queensland, Australia.〔(Artist's creations tour Italian cities | Townsville Bulletin News ). Townsvillebulletin.com.au (2011-02-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 Doolan was born in 1952 on Palm Island, Queensland〔(The 7.30 Report ). ABC (2011-03-02). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 which was the site of a penal settlement from 1918〔(Newspaper Article ). Trove.nla.gov.au (1919-04-12). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 and is one of the largest Aboriginal communities in Australia with Indigenous people making up 96.6% of the population (ABS, 2006).〔(National Regional Profile : Palm Island (S) (Local Government Area) ). Abs.gov.au. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 Bwgcolman is the name given to Aboriginals resettled on Palm Island but the young Doolan lived only a few years on the island before his family was evicted to the Australian mainland.〔(Palm Island dreaming, a vivid backdrop to the art of making Doo ). Theage.com.au (2011-01-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.〕 Billy's father Frederick William, was a ringleader in the 1957 Palm Island Labourer's Strike. This political activity resulted in the family being removed from Palm Island to Townsville on the mainland coast where they settled in Happy Valley.〔 Billy's great great grandfather (Grandmother's Grandfather) was from Canton, China. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Doolan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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