Blak Douglas

Blak Douglas was born Adam Douglas Hill in Blacktown, Western Sydney, to a Dhungutti-German Aboriginal father and Anglo-Irish-Scottish-Australian mother. Trained in illustration and photography, with a B.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Western Sydney, Blak Douglas became a self-taught painter with a career now spanning 25 years.

He has exhibited both nationally and abroad, winning the 2019 KILGOUR PRIZE, the 2021 STILL: NATIONAL STILL LIFE AWARD and the 2022 ARCHIBALD PRIZE for his work, and has illustrated several award-winning books for children, including The First Scientists, Finding Our Heart, In My Blood it Runs and Songlines.