Lorna Nimmo b. 11 April 1920

Also known as Lorna Muir Nimmo
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter who studied at East Sydney Technical College and various colleges and universities in France and the UK. She was the first woman to receive the Wynne Prize, for her painting Valley Farms, in 1941 and the first female president of the Australian Watercolour Institute, presiding from 1955-1958.
Name
Lorna Nimmo
Also known as Lorna Muir Nimmo
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Academic (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Drawing teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
11 April 1920
Birth place
Katoomba, NSW
Death date
1991
Death place
Murrurundi, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1990
Residence
  • 1983 - 1991 Murrurundi, NSW
Training
  • c.1952 - c.1954 Warburg Institute, University of London, London, England, UK
  • c.1952 - c.1954 Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
  • c.1952 - c.1954 Courtauld Institute, London, England, UK
  • c.1952 - c.1954 L'Académie de La Grande Chaumière, Paris
  • 1936 - 1940 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions