Esme Timbery b. 1931

Also known as Esme Russell
  • Artist
Shellworker, Esme Timbery lives and works in La Perouse, NSW. Her shellworked harbour bridges are created from wood, glue, cardboard, fabric, glitter and shells gathered from the beaches of the NSW south coast.
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  • Timbery, Esme
  • Timbery, Esme
Alternative names
  • Esme Russell
  • Esme Russell
Heritage countries
  • La Perouse, NSW
  • Ulladulla, NSW
  • Moruya, NSW
  • Wollongong, NSW
  • Jervis Bay, NSW
  • La Perouse, NSW
  • Ulladulla, NSW
  • Moruya, NSW
  • Wollongong, NSW
  • Jervis Bay, NSW
Related works
  • Shellworked Sydney Opera House (creator of)
  • Shellworked Harbour Bridge (creator of)
  • Blue Shellworked Harbour Bridge (creator of)
  • Shellworked Sydney Opera House (creator of)
  • Shellworked Harbour Bridge (creator of)
  • Blue Shellworked Harbour Bridge (creator of)
Related collections
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Nuru Gilli, Aboriginal Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Nuru Gilli, Aboriginal Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
  • Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
Related events
  • NSW Parliament of NSW Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Messages from the Fringe (exhibited at)
  • Message Sticks (exhibited at)
  • Curious Colony (exhibited at)
  • NSW Parliament of NSW Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Messages from the Fringe (exhibited at)
  • Message Sticks (exhibited at)
  • Djalarinji: Something that belongs to us (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991
Indigenous notes