Greg Barr

Greg Barr is a talented Western Australian artist with intellectual disability. I work with Greg each week, supporting him to practice and promote his art and music, and also explore his Noongar culture.

My Key Roles

• Support Greg to create his artwork, including ensuring his own art studio
• Identify opportunities for Greg to exhibit and sell his artwork, as well as promote his professional visual arts practice
• Facilitate Greg’s participation in key Noongar cultural activities and events, including playing his didgeridoo
• Establish and maintain Greg’s relationships with arts and cultural communities
• Grant-writing
• Ongoing documentation Greg’s art and cultural practice, photographically as well as written records
• Establish and maintain of Greg’s Facebook page

Key Outcomes

• Greg exhibits his artwork in ~10 art awards and exhibition each year
• Greg held his first solo exhibition, ‘King of the Hearts,’ Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, July 2017, including selling 75% of his work
• Greg’s artwork featured on all of the marketing and promotional materials for the City of Fremantle’s NAIDOC Week July 2017
• Greg playing the didgeridoo as part of the Welcome to Country for key events, including to crowds of 300+:
  • The Lives We Lead Gala Ball, Beaumonde on the Point, East Perth, 3 December 2019
  • As We Are Art Award, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, 9 November 2019
  • International Day of People with Disability, National Disability Services, Crown Perth, 2 December 2016
• Greg has maintained an ongoing art studio, including at prominent Perth art venues such as the Fremantle Arts Centre and Heathcote Cultural Centre, Applecross
• Greg is the recipient of multiple art awards, including multiple awards with the annual As We Are Art Award, and the ‘Highly Commended – Aboriginal Art’ in the City of Belmont Art and Photographic Award, 2015