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Lin Onus

*Lin Onus was the son of an Aboriginal father and a Scottish mother.


 * He grew up in Melbourne

*Lin Onus had worked in quite a few jobs until he came to painting in his late 20's.


 * Lin Onus had a western realist style of painting that was very different from traditional aboriginal art.


 * He used elements of both styles of painting.


 * He used to visit Garmedi (Arnhem Land) so that he sould use some traditional images in his paintings.

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 * His dad was from the Yorta Yorta people from the Barmah Forest country and Lin used some of these images in his paintings.

*Lin Onus trained to be a mechanic as well. He used the techniques of spray painting and fibreglass moulding in his artwork.


 * In the late 1980's the concept of reconciliation landed in the lap of Australia's political and legal arena. The vision of a united Australia, for the right of all people to pursue their lifestyles and culture in accordance to their own traditions was a vision shared by many Australians; but was the central motivating force behind the work of Lin Onus. (Taken from theblurb website)

 Painting by Lin Onus: Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a moment. In the painting The Dingo is Lin Onus's symbol rides the back of the Stingray 

Mandiginingi - 1995 (taken from Abstract Australia website)



Jimmy's Billabong



Fruit Bats 1991 (taken from dictionary of sydney website)



Matong (taken from [|www.savill.com.au] website)

Information is from [|www.whitehat.com.au] website Another good website with information about Lin Onus is [|www.theblurb.com.au/Issue27/LinOnus]