Irwin Lewis (Australian artist)
| Irwin Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1939 Morawa, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting, Ceramics |
| Movement | Indigenous Australian art |
| Website | Indigenart |
Irwin Lewis (born 21 April 1939 in Morawa, Western Australia) is an indigenous Australian artist, who was previously a notable scholar, sportsman and public servant. Best known as the father of Australian rules footballer Chris Lewis, a member of the West Coast Eagles' AFL premiership-winning teams in 1992 and 1994, he has been described as "something of a celebrity in Perth".
Lewis was born on 21 April 1939 in Morawa, Western Australia, a mid west country town approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. A Yamatji, and the second-born in a family of eight children, he undertook his primary and early secondary schooling at the Morawa State School.
In 1953, the Anglican Schools Board awarded Lewis a scholarship, to attend Christ Church Grammar School in Perth as a boarder, commencing in the second year of secondary school. His move to Perth was also supported financially by his parents, the Morawa branch of the Country Women's Association and the Department of Native Welfare.
Lewis was dux of the Junior School, and obtained a Junior Certificate, in 1954. He was awarded a Leaving Certificate two years later. In his final year at Christ Church in 1956, he was a school prefect, and the captain of both the First XI cricket team and First XVIII Australian rules football team. After a minor academic setback, he also satisfied the requirements for matriculation.
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