Hilda Rix Nicholas b. 1 September 1884

Also known as Emily Hilda Nicholas, Hilda Rix, Emily Hilder Wright
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter born in Ballarat in 1884 who studied in Melbourne London and Paris. Her European and Moroccan works were met with critical acclaim in Australia, while her subsequent Australian subjects earned her the position of associate of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts (New Salon).
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Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1
Date
14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Know My Name is an exhibition in two parts at the National Gallery of Australia. It is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of work by women, presented in a thematic rather than chronological form. It reveals relationships between the present and the past, relationships between artists, and common concerns.

Tags
Women artists, Feminism, Modernism, Indigenous, Painting, Video art, Multimedia, Photo-based art-work, Sculpture, Embroidery
Website
https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/australian-women-artists-1900-now/
exhibited at
Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945
Date
24 November 2000 - 25 February 2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
With a Brush in Her Hand: Works from the Howard Hinton, Coventry and NERAM collections
Date
9 March 1995 - April 1995
Place
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Description

Opened 8 March 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s)
Date
8 March 1995
Place
Angeloro Fine Art Galleries, Artarmon, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Women hold up half the sky
Date
March 1995 - April 1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Opened by the Hon. Dr Carmen Lawrence. Heritage book launched at the same time. The touring exhibition, Sydney by Design, formed one section of this exhibition.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Through Women's Eyes
Date
30 July 1994 - 30 June 1995
Place
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Printmakers of Aust. & N Z
Date
1986
Place
Travelling USA.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Printmakers of Aust. & N Z
Date
1986
Place
Travelling USA.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 39: Women's imprint
Date
1 October 1982 - 31 October 1982
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Women and the Arts Festival
exhibited at
Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 -1940
Date
2 September 1975 - 27 September 1975
Place
Melbourne University, Ewing and George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Touring exhibition, curated by Janine Burke at the Ewing & George Paton Galleries for International Women’s Year, then shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery and Art Gallery of South Australia.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
International Women's Year
exhibited at
Of and by Women
Date
28 May 1975 - 22 June 1975
Place
Newcastle City Art Gallery, Newcastle, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
Tags
International Women's Year
exhibited at
Art from the Country
Date
7 October 1954 - 23 October 1954
Place
Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Arts Council of Australia (NSW Branch) group exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/142861424
exhibited at
Exhibition of Australian women painters
Date
4 August 1946 - 18 August 1946
Place
National Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Description

Exhibition of works by women painters and portraits of distinguished Australian women by male artists. Held in conjunction with the second conference of the Australian Women’s Charter.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of paintings by women artists
Date
13 October 1943 - 25 October 1943
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1925
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1925
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1919
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1919
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1911
Place
Old Salon, Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition

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