Heather Shimmen (born 8 November 1957) is a contemporary Australian visual artist[1][2] whose paintings, prints and collages often use sinister historical imagery from 16th to 19th century.
Her parents had entered into a partnership in a farm 60 miles up the Markham Valley out of the town of Lae in the North West of PNG.
[citation needed] She has travelled throughout Australia (including Arnhem Land), and spent time in Berlin, London, and New York City.
[citation needed] In addition to her own art practice, she has worked as an artist-in-residence, lecturer or tutor at several institutions including RMIT.
[citation needed] Shimmen's works display her fascination with sinister imagery from the 16th to 19th century: European poets; the aristocracy; tribal society and colonialism; nightmares; sin, disorder and decay.