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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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)
  • Queensland Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
  • Stephen Kellner Aboriginal Art Award (received)
  • Artist residencies: New Mexico, USA and Finland (received)