Cedric Varcoe
Cedric was born in Adelaide in 1984, his family is Narangga, from Point Pearce on the
mission on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and Ngarrindjeri from the area along the
southern parts of the river Murray, the Coorong in southern coastal South Australia. Cedric has been painting since he was very young, inspired by watching his family paint and by the stories from Ngarrindjeri country and culture told to him by his grandfather and other elders of the Ngarrindjeri language group. Cedric has won multiple local awards and has been exhibiting since 1997. In 2015 Cedric received a grant from Arts SA for professional development workshops with Better World Arts. During these workshops, Cedric studied colour theory, life drawing and did a lot of research into Ngarrindjeri history and culture at the South Australian Museum. He has participated in the OUR MOB exhibitions and many community art projects working mainly in acrylics on canvas and his subjects are usually lizards, snakes and stylised male figures. “I am passionate about sharing my culture.” Cedric
mission on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and Ngarrindjeri from the area along the
southern parts of the river Murray, the Coorong in southern coastal South Australia. Cedric has been painting since he was very young, inspired by watching his family paint and by the stories from Ngarrindjeri country and culture told to him by his grandfather and other elders of the Ngarrindjeri language group. Cedric has won multiple local awards and has been exhibiting since 1997. In 2015 Cedric received a grant from Arts SA for professional development workshops with Better World Arts. During these workshops, Cedric studied colour theory, life drawing and did a lot of research into Ngarrindjeri history and culture at the South Australian Museum. He has participated in the OUR MOB exhibitions and many community art projects working mainly in acrylics on canvas and his subjects are usually lizards, snakes and stylised male figures. “I am passionate about sharing my culture.” Cedric
