Paddy Jupurrurla Nelson b. 1919

  • Artist (Painter)
A senior ceremonial and religious leader in the Yuendumu community, Paddy Nelson had been at the forefront of the Warlukurlangu art movement since its inception and with other senior men painted the famous Yuendumu Doors of the school (now in the South Australian Museum) in 1983.
Name
Paddy Jupurrurla Nelson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1919
Birth place
Napanangkajarra, NT
Birth note
Warlukurlangu Artists records his DOB as c.1920
Death date
1999
Active Period
  • c.1983-
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yumurrpa to Watikinpirri, NT
Dreaming
  • Watijarra (Two Men)
  • Karnta (Women's)
  • Mukaki (Bush Plum)
  • Janganpa (Possum)
  • Karrku (Mt Stanley ochre mines)
  • Ngapa (Water)
  • Warna (Snake)
  • Ngarlajiyi (Small Yam)
  • Yarla (Big Yam)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT