Lloyd Hornsby

Lloyd Hornsby

Artist Bio

Web site http://www.yuinart.com/index.html

Lloyd Nolan Hornsby (b. 1947) is a Koori (descendent of the NSW aboriginal Yuin people). His passion and talent for art manifested in childhood and developed while in his adolescence. In fact, he wooed his childhood sweetheart, Wendy (now his wife of some 38 years), with gifts of his paintings and carvings. Upon leaving school he trained as a Commercial Artist, leading to a job as a window dresser for McDonald & East before working as a metal polisher in the aluminium industry, where he honed his skills in metallurgy and anodising. Managing an anodising plant for a Multi National Company until he retired from that at the age of 38 and went into business for himself.  Lloyd never paints on location, he use knowledge and observation as a basis for finished paintings. His artwork comes together using the traditional dot technic used widely by the northern Indigenous artists. Lloyd's strong knowledgebase of sketching and drawing are evident in the detail with his bold use of colour to finish the experience. Nolan Hornsby lives in Brisbane, Queensland with his wife, Wendy with their two daughters Amanda and Raquel living close by with their husbands and children

Lloyd and Wendy are foundation members of the Arts Alliance, and have participated in arts festivals with displays and competitive entries. Lloyd has also assisted the Arts Alliance as a judge for the Arts Festival.

Lloyd Hornsby Gawura works in many areas within the art field.  Travelling all over the state looking at opportunities to tell his story and work with Indigenous Youth.

Over the past 5 years Lloyd spends half of his time painting in his studio at Murrumba Downs and the other half working with Community assisting children to connect with their culture through art.  These programs have been very successful, so much so that BHP have asked him to travel to Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Dajara, Julia Creek and Boulia to do the same for the Indigenous Youth in far NW Queensland.  This is the second year Lloyd has travelled up to NW Queensland on invitation by BHP.  The program is due to start June and complete in July 2011.

In 2011 Lloyd was chosen as an Indigenous Designer for Queensland Rail, working on designs for the refurbishment of Metropolitan Railway Stations.  Just recently 40 Indigenous and Non Indigenous Artists interpreted his design for the Bundamba Rail Station, the opening will coincide with the Ipswich Festival in the middle of the year.