Garth Lena b. 1967

Also known as Garth Rotumah
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Garth Lena is a Minjunbul sculptor from Fingal Heads in Northern NSW who works with wood, steel, clay and tree bark. In 2006 Lena was awarded the NSW Parliament House Indigenous Art Prize, after having only taken up his art practice in 2000.
Name
Garth Lena
Also known as Garth Rotumah
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Fishing, Crabbing and Oyster collecting (ANZSIC code: 041)
Birth date
1967
Birth place
Murwillumbah, NSW
Active Period
  • 2000-
Residence
  • 1988 - 2007 Fingal Head, NSW
  • 1977 - 1988 South Australia
  • 1967 - 1977 Fingal Head, NSW
Training
  • Certificate III Ceramics, 2003 Murwillumbah TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW
  • Certificate IV Fine Arts, 2002 Murwillumbah TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW
  • Certificate I Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Practice, 2001 Kingscliff TAFE, Kingscliff, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Fingal
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Minjunbul and Bundjalung
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Lena, Garth