Rhyan Clapham Rhyan Clapham i(16365657 works by) (a.k.a. DOBBY)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Muruwari / Murrawarri
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BiographyHistory

'Rhyan Clapham's family is from Murrawarri country in Brewarrina NSW. Rhyan has completed Bachelor of Music at the University of NSW, and an Indigenous Studies Honours (focusing on Aboriginal hip hop music) in 2015. A rapper and drummer, he has performed for various events such as Kevin Hunt's 'Our Music' concert at the Sydney Conservatorium, at Yabun NCIE, UNSW corporate and academic events, Koori Radio events and at NAIDOC. In late 2017, Rhyan Clapham was announced as recipient of the 2018 Peter Schulthorpe Music Fellowship for an emerging composer, as part of Create NSW Arts Fellowships.'  (https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/about/AMPlify_ICI)

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Personal Awards

2024 inaugural joint winner Hage Award for First Nations Writers as DOBBY, to develop a debut manuscript of poetry and song lyrics under the guidance of Tony Birch.
2020 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups $48,050
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