Paddy Jupurrurla Nelson b. 1919

  • Artist (Painter)
A senior ceremonial and religious leader in the Yuendumu community, Paddy Nelson had been at the forefront of the Warlukurlangu art movement since its inception and with other senior men painted the famous Yuendumu Doors of the school (now in the South Australian Museum) in 1983.
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exhibited at
Magiciens de la Terre
Date
May 1989
Place
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Description

One of the five Warlpiri men from Yuendumu who created a ground painting installation.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia
Date
1989 - 1990
Place
New York, USA; Chicago, USA; Los Angeles, USA; San Francisco, USA; Melbourne, Vic.; Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art and Aboriginality
Date
1988
Place
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Description

Paddy Nelson’s painting appears on the cover of the catalogue.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art and Aboriginality
Date
1987
Place
Portsmouth Festival], Portsmouth, UK
Description

Paddy Nelson’s painting appears on the cover of the catalogue.

Type
Exhibition

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