Laurie Nilsen

  • Artist (Installation Artist) , (Sculptor) , (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.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 2007
Name
Laurie Nilsen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 1986-
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
Yes
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011
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
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Richard Bell
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Vernon Ah Kee
1967
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Video Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Richard Bell
1953
Artist (Digital Artist/Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Fireworks Gallery
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
ProppaNow Artist Cooperative
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Campfire Group
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Goolburris on the Bungil Creek
Date
2007
Emu
Date
2003
Paulaparaina
Date
2001
Emu rising
Date
2000
Collections
The Art of Place - 5th Indigenous Heritage Art Award
2000
Exhibition (exhibited at)
John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Canberra, ACT
2nd Asia Pacific Triennial
1996
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Black Humour
1996
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, ACT
Recognitions
Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award - Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
2007
Award
Artist residencies: New Mexico, USA and Finland
1994
Award
Stephen Kellner Aboriginal Art Award
1989
Award
Queensland Aboriginal Artist of the Year
1986
Award
Citations:
  • Demozay, Marion, (2006), Gatherings II, (Place: Keeaira Press, Southport, Qld.)
  • Demozay, Marion, (2001), Gatherings, Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from Queensland, Australia, (Place: Keeaira Press, Southport, Qld.)