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Darren Blackman

Cairns | Sunshine Coast | Aurukun

I make things, after watching and thinking properly, really seeing what's going on. ”

A proud Gureng Gureng\Gangalu man with maternal South Sea heritage (from Vanuatu), Blackman was born in Nambour in 1971.

With a range of practical skills and approaches to art making, Blackman generally specialises in printmaking and ceramics but also undertakes improv performance, music and painting. He has wide experience in the arts, as a musician but also as a stage manager and sound technician for cultural festivals from Woodford to Winds of Zenadth Kes festival on Thursday Island. He assisted students as studio technician at Cairns TAFE and is currently working for the senior artists at the Wik and Kugu Art Centre in Aurukun.

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Exhibitions

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Darren Blackman

Expose the Gap

02 March — 18 April 2020

Arone Meeks | Billy Missi | Brian Robinson | Claudine Marzik | Danish Quapoor | Darren Blackman | David Jones | Dian Darmansjah | Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre | Hannah Murray | Hannah Parker | InkMasters Cairns | Joel Sam | Jonathan McBurnie | Laura Castel | Laurel McKenzie | Lenore Howard | Lynelle Flinders | Michael Marzik | Moa Arts | Mollie Bosworth | Napolean Oui | Neil Binnie | Peter Morrison | Rhi Johnson | Rhonda Stevens | Tamika Grant-Iramu | Robert Tommy Pau

NorthSite Art Market | Print Edition

17 December — 12 February 2022

Dylan MOONEY | Dylan SARRA | Darren BLACKMAN | Kyra MANCKTELOW | Dion BEASLEY | Bernard SINGLETON Jr.

REPATRIATE

24 June — 03 September 2022

News

Three artworks by Darren Blackman hang on a gallery wall. All art black and yellow with text.

17 July, 2023

Darren Blackman Wins CIAF Innovation Award

A special congratulations to artist Darren Blackman on winning the Innovation Award for Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF)…

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