Dell Claire Nash b. 22 October 1931

Also known as Del Nash
  • Artist (Painter)
Dell Nash was a contemporary impressionist landscape artist of Central Queensland known for her instinctive feel for line and vivid colour and strong psychological and emotional response to physical locations. A student of the Australian Flying Art School in the 1970s she began exhibiting in the 1980s, collecting many awards in regional art shows.
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exhibited at
Rockhampton Art Gallery
Date
1 May 1995 - 26 May 1995
Place
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Description

'Dell Nash mid-career retrospective’ was the first of a series showcasing the work of local artists. Art critic, Sue Smith, wrote the retrospective catalogue.

exhibited at
University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Nash’s 'Double Heads Yeppoon’ (1984)was selected in the University’s 'Queensland Works 1950-1985: A Survey of 80 Painters.

exhibited at
Queensland Arts Council
Description

Queensland Arts Council partnered with Rockhampton Art Gallery and State Government Insurance Office in Brisbane to exhibit, and on occasion tour, selected exhibitions in the 1990s.

exhibited at
Brisbane College of Advanced Education
Description

The Australian Flying Arts School partnered with BCAE to mount exhibitions, including travelling exhibitions, to showcase works by students of AFAS. 'Miniatures’ toured in 1985.

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Residences
  • 1956 - 1962 Mount Morgan, QLD, Australia
  • 1963 - c.1990 Rockhampton, QLD (Company house of T.A. Fields Pty Ltd, Nerimbera, rear Rockhampton)
  • 1990 - Zilzie, QLD, Australia
  • 1956 - 1962 Mount Morgan, QLD, Australia
  • 1963 - c.1 January 1990 Rockhampton, QLD (Company house of T.A. Fields Pty Ltd, Nerimbera, rear Rockhampton)
  • 1990 - Zilzie, QLD, Australia
Trainings
  • Fine and Applied Arts Diploma, 1984 - 1986 Rockhampton, Qld.
  • Mentored by visiting artists to Central QLD, from Mervyn Moriarty onwards, 1974 - 2014 Cooee Bay Artists Workshops, Cooee Bay, QLD, Australia
  • Self-taught as member of Central Queensland Contemporary Artists, c.1975 - Rockhampton, QLD
  • Workshops taught by John Rigby, c.1990 - Brisbane, QLD
  • Fine and Applied Arts Diploma, 1984 - 1986 Rockhampton, Qld.
  • Mentored by visiting artists to Central QLD, from Mervyn Moriarty onwards, 1974 - 2014 Cooee Bay Artists Workshops, Cooee Bay, QLD, Australia
  • Self-taught as member of Central Queensland Contemporary Artists, c.1975 - Rockhampton, QLD
  • Workshops taught by John Rigby, c.1990-1999 - Brisbane, QLD
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