Nicholas William Draffin b. 25 October 1943

  • Curator ,
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Nicholas Draffin, who started his career as Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Victoria, was the first Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was also an artist, painting meticulous icons in the Orthodox tradition and also Easter eggs
Tags: Prints and drawings, Icons, Easter Eggs
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curator of
Hilda Rix Nicholas Project 26, AGNSW
Date
August 1978
Type
Exhibition
curator of
Project 17: Napier Waller 1893-1972
Date
1977
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

The first scholarly exhibition on this very Melbourne artist was held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as a project exhibition. The curator was Nicholas Draffin, then Curator of Prints and Drawings at the AGNSW.
The exhibition was funded by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council as a part of their general funding of the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ project exhibitions.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Funded by the Visual Arts Board, Mosaic, Stained glass, Mural, Public Art
Note
with Frances Lindsay
curator of
Two Masters of the Weimar Bauhaus: Lyonel Feininger, Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack
Date
1974
Type
Exhibition

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Residences
  • 1943 - 1969 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1969 - 1970 England, UK & Europe
  • 1972 - 1991 Sydney
  • 1991 - 1995 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1943 - 1969 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1969 - 1970 London England, UK, London? England, UK
  • 1972 - 1991 Sydney
  • 1991 - 10 July 1995 Melbourne , Vic.
References [<ExternalResource: Joanna Mendelssohn (17 July 1995), 'A curator of generous scholarship (obituary)'.>, <ExternalResource: Frances Lindsay (4 August 1995), 'Scholarly icon of Australia's art scene. -Obituary of Nicholas Draffin curator and icon painter'.>]
Related people
  • Lindsay, Frances (friend of)
  • Timms, Peter (friend of)
  • Murphy, Bernice (friend of)
  • Finemore, Brian (associate of)
  • Mendelssohn, Joanna (friend of)
Related events
  • Hilda Rix Nicholas Project 26, AGNSW (curator of)
  • Project 17: Napier Waller 1893-1972 (curator of)
  • Two Masters of the Weimar Bauhaus: Lyonel Feininger, Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack (curator of)
  • Two Masters of the Weimar Bauhaus: Lyonel Feininger, Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack (curator of)