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Darrell Sibosado (birthdate undisclosed) is a Bard man of the Lombadina Community, Western Australia. He is a practising artist and has been the Artist Development Manager at Gadigal Information Service Aboriginal Corporation, Redfern, since 2011. Riley mentored Sibosado during his Film Australia producers’ cadetship. Sibosado also worked with Riley on his 1991 film Poison and appears in Riley’s photographic series Sacrifice (1992), which was staged in Sibosado’s backyard.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Accession number: 2013.50.7
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On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
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