Laurie Nilsen

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mandandanji descendant, Laurie Nilsen was born in Queensland in 1953 and is a member of the Brisbane based Campfire Group and the ProppaNow Artist Cooperative. Nilsen has won many awards for his installation and sculptural work including the 2007 Wandjuk MWandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
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associate of
Gordon Hookey
1961
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jennifer Herd
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Bianca Beetson
1973
Artist (Painter), Artist
associate of
Michael Eather
1963
Curator, Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Vernon Ah Kee
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Richard Bell
Artist (Digital Artist/Designer), Artist (Painter)

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Related people
  • Hookey, Gordon (associate of)
  • Herd, Jennifer (associate of)
  • Beetson, Bianca (associate of)
  • Eather, Michael (associate of)
  • Ah Kee, Vernon (associate of)
  • Hookey, Gordon (associate of)
  • Herd, Jennifer (associate of)
  • Beetson, Bianca (associate of)
  • Eather, Michael (associate of)
  • Bell, Richard (associate of)
  • Ah Kee, Vernon (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Fireworks Gallery (associate of)
  • ProppaNow Artist Cooperative (associate of)
  • Campfire Group (associate of)
  • Fireworks Gallery (associate of)
  • ProppaNow Artist Cooperative (associate of)
  • Campfire Group (associate of)
Related works
  • Goolburris on the Bungil Creek (creator of)
  • Emu (creator of)
  • Paulaparaina (creator of)
  • Emu rising (creator of)
  • Goolburris on the Bungil Creek (creator of)
  • Emu (creator of)
  • Paulaparaina (creator of)
  • Emu rising (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, Melbourne Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award - Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (received)
  • Artist residencies: New Mexico, USA and Finland (received)
  • Stephen Kellner Aboriginal Art Award (received)
  • Queensland Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
  • Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award - Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (received)
  • Artist residencies: New Mexico, USA and Finland (received)
  • Stephen Kellner Aboriginal Art Award (received)
  • Queensland Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
Related events
  • The Art of Place - 5th Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Black Humour (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place - 5th Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Black Humour (exhibited at)
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Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:06 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:06 p.m.
Mandandanji descendant, Laurie Nilsen was born in Queensland in 1953. A member of the Brisbane based Campfire Group and the ProppaNow Artist Cooperative, Nilsen has work in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Australia, the Museum of Victoria, the National Gallery of Australia and the Queensland Museum.


He has shown in a number of group exhibitions including 'Black Humour' in 1996 at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space and the 2nd Asia Pacific Triennal at Queensland Art Gallery. Nilsen has also been a finalist in the 5th Indigenous Heritage Art Award - 'The Art of Place' in Canberra in 2000. Nilsen was the winner of the Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award at the 2007 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards with his piece, _Goolburris on the Bungil Creek_ .


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