Biography  Tony Albert is a Brisbane-based artist born in North Queensland. His family comes from Cardwell, situated in the rainforest area of the far north. In 2004 Albert completed a degree in Visual Arts majoring in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art.  Albert was awarded the 2007 Sunshine Coast Art Prize in Queensland. His work is recognised by Institutional collections in Australia, including the National Museum, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Monash Gallery of Art, University of Queensland Art Museum, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Griffith Artworks and Queensland Art Gallery.  Albert’s work reflects political, historical, environmental and cultural issues relevant to Indigenous-Australian people in today’s society. Provoked by the stereotypical representations of Indigenous-Australians in mainstream culture, Albert’s paradoxical wordplay examines cultural alienation and displacement.  Albert is a member of the proppaNOW Aboriginal artists collective, a dedicated group of individuals whose urban expression questions the position that is ascribed to Aboriginal people and culture within Australia. Members are Vernon Ahkee, Tony Albert, Bianca Beetson, Richard Bell, Andrea Fisher, Gordon Hookey, Jennifer Herd and Laurie Neilson.