Julie Rrap is a contemporary Australian

Australia

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 artist. Born in the regional town of Lismore, New South Wales

Lismore, New South Wales

Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...

, in 1950. Rrap is the sibling of well established performance artist and photographer Mike Parr

Mike Parr

Mike Parr is an Australian performance artist and printmaker. Parr's works have been exhibited in Australia and internationally, including in Brazil, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.-Early life:...

. Her surname Rrap, is her actual surname Parr in reverse. Rrap changed her name so that she could establish herself as an artist without the ramifications of her brother's controversial artwork.

• 1969/71 Rrap begin studying at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, undertaking a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
• 1974 National Art School, East Sydney Technical College, Sydney
• 1975 Power Worksheds, Fine Arts Department, University of Sydney
• 1976 Photo-media Department, City Art Institute, Sydney

Rrap's latest exhibition was entitled 'Escape Artist: Castaway' 2009 and was exhibited at the Roslyn Oxley 9 art gallery in Sydney.

The year before she exhibited a sculptural artwork entitled 'Bust(ed)' 2008, and which was first exhibited at the Sydney Biennial 2008. Rrap was the first artist to sit on the board of Sydney

Sydney

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's Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia is an Australian museum solely dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art, both from across Australia and around the world...

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