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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Related stub person groups
  • Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association (associate of)
Related people
  • Sims, Paddy Japaljarri (associate of)
  • Spencer, Larry Jungarrayi (associate of)
  • Jungarrayi, Jimija (associate of)
  • Nelson, Michael Jagamara (associate of)
  • Nelson, Frank Bronson Jakamarra (associate of)
  • Nelson, Daisy Napanangka (spouse of)
Related works
  • Star Dreaming (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • Christensen Fund Collection (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Magiciens de la Terre (exhibited at)
  • Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia (exhibited at)
  • Art and Aboriginality (exhibited at)
  • Art and Aboriginality (exhibited at)