Blak Douglas
Blak Douglas (born), formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and musician.
Also recorded as Adam Hill · Adam Douglas Hill
Blak Douglas
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- Name
- Blak Douglas
- Birthplace
- Sydney, Australia
- Occupation
- * Artist
- Born
- 1970 · Blacktown.
- Nationality
- Australia
- Education
- Western Sydney University
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Blak Douglas (born), formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and musician.
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Key facts
• Name — Blak Douglas • Birthplace — Sydney, Australia • Occupation — * Artist
Early life and education
Early life and education
Blak Douglas was born Adam Douglas Hill in in the western Sydney suburb of Blacktown and raised in Penrith. His parents were Bob and Yvonne Hill. He is a Dhungatti man, with Irish, Scots, English, and German ancestry. He was classically trained in playing the didgeridoo, but taught himself how to create visual art.
Art
Art
Douglas has a background in graphic design and drawing. He became a full-time artist in around 2002. As Adam Hill, he created the exterior artwork on the new recording studios and offices of the Gadigal Information Service, which opened in 2008.
Music
Music
Douglas has played the didgeridoo in performances across Australia and internationally, including accompanying Christine Anu, Emma and Casey Donovan, Jessica Mauboy, Jenny Morris, Jane Rutter, and Peter Sculthorpe.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
A free exhibition of Douglas' work, titled Home Flown, is mounted on the Reconciliation Wall at NSW Parliament House until 25 June 2026.
Personal life
Personal life
Douglas changed his name to avoid confusion with Australian comedian Adam Hills.
Collections
Collections
His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1043465685, Blak Douglas.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500712119, Blak Douglas.
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- “Blak Douglas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q111981597: Blak Douglas
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Recognition and awards
Douglas was a finalist for the Archibald Prize in 2015 (Smoke and mirrors – Uncle Max Eulo) and 2018 (Uncle Roy Kennedy). A portrait of Douglas by Euan Macleod was finalist for the 2021 Archibald Prize. He won the 2022 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, having been a finalist five times. The painting is titled Moby Dickens, and depicts Dickens standing calf-deep in floodwaters in her hometown of Lismore. He said that it was a political statement, "a call to vote out the Morrison government.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1043465685, Blak Douglas.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500712119, Blak Douglas.The Getty Research Institute
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