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Esme Timbery was born on 14 February, 1931 in Australia, is an Australian Bidjigal artist and shellworker (1931–2023). Discover Esme Timbery's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

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Age 92 years old
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Born 14 February, 1931
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Date of death 6 October, 2023
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Nationality Australia

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1931

Esme Russell (14 February 1931 – 6 October 2023) was an Australian Bidjigal artist and shellworker.

Timbery's shellwork had contemporary elements blended with the traditional medium.

Her work is in the collections of several art museums throughout Australia.

Timbery was born on 14 February 1931 in the New South Wales town of Port Kembla (now a suburb of Wollongong) and was of Bidjigal Aboriginal heritage.

Timbery began to create shellwork at a young age.

She came from a long line of shellworkers including her great-grandmother, Emma Timbery.

1940

Timbery and her sister, Rose, began to sell their shellwork in the 1940s.

Timbery worked in La Perouse.

1988

Timbery's work was exhibited at the 1988 opening of the Powerhouse Museum.

1997

In 1997, her work was exhibited at the Manly Regional Museum and Gallery in the show, "Djalarinji – Something that Belongs to Us."

2001

For the Message Sticks Festival in 2001, Timbery was asked to create shellworked versions of the Sydney Opera House.

The Opera House pieces reflected a more contemporary use of shellworking.

2004

Her work was included in the 2004 show, "Terra Alterisu: Land of Another" held at the College of Fine Arts in Paddington.

2005

In 2005, she earned the NSW Indigenous Art Prize for her work.

2007

ABC produced a documentary about her in 2007, titled She Sells Sea Shells.

Esme Timbery died in a nursing home on the New South Wales South Coast, on 6 October 2023, aged 92.

She had eight children.

2008

She also exhibited in the 2008 Campbelltown Arts Centre show "Ngadhu Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu – A Personal History of Aboriginal Art in the Premier State."

Timbery's piece Shellworked Slippers (2008) was made up of 200 scuffs embellished with shellwork.

The piece was also a memorial to the Stolen Generations.

The piece was exhibited at the Sydney Biennale and is in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

Shellworked Slippers also represented the strength of Aboriginal women.

Three of her shellworked Sydney Harbour Bridges are part of the collection of the National Museum of Australia.

Timbery also has art at the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

A building at the University of New South Wales was named in honour of Timbery, the Creative Practice Lab (ETCPL).

The building is decorated with a mural titled In her hands and it is the first building at the University named after an Aboriginal woman.

2009

She also decorated shoes for the design label, Romance Was Born for their Spring/Summer 2009/2010 collection.

2020

In 2020, a river-class ferry on the Sydney Ferries network was named in her honour.