Esme Timbery and Marilyn Russel – Photo IDAIA
Bidgigal artist and elder Esme Timbery is arguably one of Australia’s most significant shell artists. A practicing artist since the 1940s, Esme comes from a long line of shell-workers from the Aboriginal mission community of La Perouse, NSW. In 2005, she became the inaugural winner of the Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize, with her shell-worked Harbour Bridge, and her works are held in a number of public and private collections, such as the Art Gallery of NSW and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
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Esme Timbery – “Shellworked Slippers” (detail) 2008 – Shell, glitter, fabric, cardboard and glue – 200 pairs approx. 5 × 9.5 × 6cm each © The Artist – Photo courtesy MCA Australia
Esme Timbery – “Sydney Opera House” 2002 – Image courtesy the artist and Sydney Opera House Trust represented by Viscopy