Trevor Nickolls b. 1949

  • Artist (Painter)
South Australian Aboriginal painter who began working in the visual arts in the early 1970s. Along with Rover Thomas, Nickolls represented Australia in the 1990 Venice Biennale. Nickolls has work in many public collections including the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of SA and the National Gallery of Australia.
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exhibited at
Other side art: Trevor Nickolls, a survey of paintings and drawings 1972-2007
Description

Other side art is the first museum survey of the work of senior South Australian artist, Trevor Nickolls. Nickolls has been described as ‘the father of urban Aboriginal art’. He stands as a seminal figure whose career has spanned an unprecedented era of Aboriginal cultural expression since colonisation. Over more than thirty years, Nickolls has developed a unique repertoire of visual symbols to depict the impact of Western culture on Aboriginal traditional life. His art informs many of the critical intellectual and aesthetic positions that are vital to questions of identity and Aboriginality in Australia.

Website
http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/fromyear/2001/toyear/2012/exhib-date/2009-05-13/exhib/other-side-art-trevor-nickolls-a-survey-of-paintings-and-drawings-1972-2007
Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia
Date
19 October 2009 - 4 December 2009
Place
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.tandanya.com.au/nd49/making-tracks-a-glimpse-at-two-decades-of-aboriginal-art-in-sa/
exhibited at
Nungar Spirituality - New Drawings by Trevor Nickolls
Date
2006
Place
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.vivienandersongallery.com/exhibitions/previous.html
exhibited at
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Date
2004
Description

National tour to celebrate the awards first 20 years.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Venice Biennale
Date
1990
Place
Venice, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition

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