Nicholas Harding
Nicholas Harding | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 64–65) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 2001 John Bell as King Lear |
| Website | http://www.nicholasharding.com.au/ |
Nicholas Harding is an Australian artist born in London, United Kingdom in 1956. In 1965 his family emigrated to Australia, settling in the Sydney suburb of Normanhurst. He became an Australian citizen in 1974.
He won the Archibald Prize in 2001 with a portrait of John Bell as King Lear. He also won the People's Choice Award at the 2005 Archibald, with Bob's Daily Swim. He has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize – for thirteen years in a row, from 1994 to 2006, and also in 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
He was born in England and came to Australia in 1965. He was exhibited in the finalists for the Sulman Prize in 1981, 2003, 2006 and the Wynne Prize in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2016 and 2017.
He won the Dobell Prize in 2001 with Eddy Avenue (3).
He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2003.[1]
His painting Robert Drewe (in the swell) was a 2006 Archibald Prize finalist and was purchased in 2010 by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra for its permanent collection which also includes his portraits Hugo at Home 2011 (portrait of Hugo Weaving), Richard Roxburgh 2014 and John Olsen A.O. 2017
His painting Beach life (pink zinc and figures) 2006 won the inaugural Kilgour Prize at the Newcastle Art Gallery in 2006.
Drawn to Paint, a major 25-year survey exhibition of his work, was held at the SH Ervin Gallery in 2010.[2]
In 2015 his painting Beached won the National Self-Portrait Prize People's Choice Award.
28 Portraits, a survey exhibition of his portraits, was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 2017.
He has had more than 40 solo exhibitions since 1992 and has been included in over 100 group exhibitions since 1982.
His work is included in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, Tweed River Art Gallery, Newcastle Art Gallery and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
In 2020 he published From the Wings a limited-edition 312-page book containing a selection of his theatre rehearsal drawings from 2013-18.
In 2021 his 2001 Archibald Prize-winning portrait John Bell as King Lear was included in the Archie 100 exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales celebrating 100 years of the Archibald Prize.
He is represented by Olsen Gallery in Sydney, Philip Bacon Galleries in Brisbane and by Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne.
References[]
- ^ It's an Honour Archived 24 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 June 2016
- ^ Exhibition Catalogue National Library of Australia Bib ID 4735208
External links[]
- Archibald's people's choice award goes to Nicholas Harding
- [1] htm Nicholas Harding - National Portrait Gallery Collection and Exhibitions
- [2] Talking With Painters Interview
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