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Colours of Australia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Colours of Australia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:24
Dimensions(mm): Height 275,Width 225
ISBN/Barcode 9781760501983
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations Full colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Imprint Little Hare
Publication Date 1 April 2018
Publication Country Australia

Description

Deep love of country inspires Bronwyn Bancroft's poetry and the richly layered hues of Colours of Australia. Each line speaks a different voice, each image stirs a different mood, and all combine to evoke the miracle of colour with which we are surrounded.

Author Biography

Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist. She has been exhibiting nationally and internationally for over three decades. She has a diverse artistic practice including public art commissions and imagery design for private commission. Bronwyn has illustrated and/or written 40 children's books and has received the Dromkeen Medal for her contribution to Australian Literature, and in 2016 was the Australian Finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award (Illustrator). Bronwyn has been a Director of her own company, Designer Aboriginals Pty Ltd, since 1985. She is also a Director of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) and an advisor on Commonwealth Bank's Indigenous Advisory Council. Bronwyn has been a volunteer senior strategist at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative since 2009. She has a Diploma of Visual Arts from Canberra School of Art and two Masters degrees, one in Studio Practice and the other in Visual Art, from University of Sydney. She was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2018.