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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Name
Laurie Nilsen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 1986-
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Mandandanji
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery (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)