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Lorna Nimmo b. 11 April 1920

Also known as Lorna Muir Nimmo
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter who studied at East Sydney Technical College and various colleges and universities in France and the UK. She was the first woman to receive the Wynne Prize, for her painting Valley Farms, in 1941 and the first female president of the Australian Watercolour Institute, presiding from 1955-1958.
  • Biographical Data b. 11 April 1920 Katoomba, NSW
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 11 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 1 work
  • Exhibitions 11 exhibitions
  • Collections 6 collections
  • Recognitions 3 recognitions
  • References 3 references
  • received
    Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
    Dates
    1941
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    First female winner

  • received
    New South Wales Travelling Scholarship, 1941
    Dates
    1941
    Recognition type
    Award
  • received
    Scholarship to East Sydney Technical College
    Dates
    1935
    Recognition type
    Award
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Updated June 7, 2017
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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