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Bessie Sims NakamarraAboriginal Painting by Bessie Sims Nakamarra1997
1997
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Bessie Nakamarra Sims was born in the 1930s and passed away in 2012. She lived for many years before coming into contact with white people at Mt. Doreen Station, west of Yuendumu in Central Australia, a remote Aboriginal community located 290 kms north-west of Alice Springs. Later in life, in the early 80's, she started to paint for the art centre located in Yuendumu and over the years created an impressive body of works which has been widely admired and collected.
Bessie was the wife of Paddy Japaljarri Sims (dec), a renowned artist both nationally and internationally who painted with Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation for a long time, an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre located in Yuendumu. Bessie did not live in her famous husband’s shadow, for her own work has long been widely admired and collected.
Bessie has seven children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and she was one of the most valued members of the Warlukurlangu Artists Community. She painted consistently with Warlukurlangu Artists since the centre was first established in 1985 and has exhibited both nationally and internationally in Group Exhibitions since 1986.
She painted her Jukurrpa stories, Dreamings which relate directly to her land, its features and the plants and animals that inhabit it. Besides painting Bessie was an active member of Yuendumu Night patrol which helps keep Yuendumu a safe community. In her spare time she used to loved hunting for wardapi (goanna) and bush tucker such as yarla (bush potato) and yakajirri (bush tomato).
- Creator:Bessie Sims Nakamarra (1932 - 2012, Aboriginal Australian)
- Creation Year:1997
- Dimensions:Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 35.83 in (91 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU13611684962
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