Blak Douglas

Born Adam Douglas Hill in Blacktown, NSW (1970) to a Dhungatti Father / Caucasian Mother and carries English, German, Irish & Scottish ancestry. The moniker ‘Blak Douglas’ was conceived 2014 in honour of his dominant genealogies.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from University of Western Sydney Nepean 1994, he observed a family of artisans leading to becoming self-practiced in painting. His style is generally influenced by politics and social justice.

Blak Douglas won the Kilgour Prize 2019, the STILL Award 2020 and the Archibald Prize 2022. Prior he has exhibited extensively including at the 3rd National Indigenous Triennial at National Gallery of Australia, TARNANTHI festival in Adelaide, AAMU in Netherlands.

Blak Douglas is also a classically trained Yidaki (Didgeridoo) player. He has performed extensively at various festivals, opening ceremonies and tours in-cluding Festival of the Dreaming (Bangarra), Australian Idol final, The Deadlys, Rugby World Cup opening ceremony, Requiem, Peter Sculthorpe, the welcome for Madiba ‘Nelson Mandela’ and Inter/national tours with NAISDA, Matthew Doyle Dancers, Albert David, Musica Viva and Paul Jarman Projects.