Bessie Nakamarra Sims b. c.1940

  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri speaker and leading Yuendumu artist who has painted for and exhibited with Warlukurlangu Artists since 1986. She collaborated on a mural for the South Australian Museum, and her paintings are held in other major public and private collections.
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Name
Bessie Nakamarra Sims
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1940
Active Period
  • c.1982-
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Wapurtali
Dreaming
  • Karntajarra,Two Women
  • Pamapardu, Flying Ant
  • Janganpa, Possum
  • Ngarlajiyi, Bush Carrot
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT

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Related collections
  • Kohane Family (collected in)
  • Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia (collected in)
  • Kohane Family (collected in)
  • Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)