Early Life and Artistic Training Born in 1957 at Erambie Mission in Cowra, New South Wales, Harry Wedge was a Wiradjuri artist whose early years were shaped by the landscape and the labor of the region. Before he ever picked up a brush to pursue a professional life in art, he spent his time working the land and navigating the roads. He found employment as a fruit picker and a driver, and he also spent time working as a drover. These y…