Posts by Nicholas Thompson
NICOLE KELLY FINALIST IN 2024 FISHER’S GHOST ART AWARD AT CAMPBELLTOWN ART CENTRE
Nicole Kelly is a finalist in the 2024 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award at Campbelltown Art Centre. The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums. Now in its 62nd year, there is over $60,000 in prize money to be…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH FEATURED ON ABC NEWS ONLINE
How Melbourne artist Tai Snaith found unlikely inspiration in a derelict, haunted painting studio By Lisa Skerrett Melbourne artist Tai Snaith found unlikely inspiration for her current exhibition in the derelict, haunted worker’s cottage she occupied for almost a year. (Supplied: Virginia Cummins) Artist Tai Snaith didn’t believe in ghosts until she started collaborating with them. For…
Read MoreWENDY STAVRIANOS FINALIST IN 2024 LEN FOX PAINTING AWARD AT CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM
Wendy Stavrianos is a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH FINALIST IN 2024 LEN FOX PAINTING AWARD AT CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM
Tai Snaith is a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona…
Read MoreTONEE MESSIAH FINALIST IN 2024 MOSMAN ART PRIZE
Tonee Messiah is a finalist in the 2024 Mosman Art Prize at Mosman Art Gallery. The Mosman Art Prize is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947. The Mosman Art Prize…
Read MoreGUY WARREN 1921 – 2024
It is with much sadness that Nicholas Thompson Gallery marks the passing of Guy Warren (1921 – 2024). Guy Warren was born in 1921 and celebrated his 100th birthday in April 2021. Melbourne painter Peter Wegner’s portrait of the artist was awarded the Archibald Prize in 2021, the 100th anniversary of the prize. Guy Warren…
Read MoreKEZ HUGHES PROFILED IN ‘ART GUIDE AUSTRALIA’ MAY/JUNE 2024
‘It is with deep consideration that Hughes reimagines objects, challenging the relationships that exist between the original artist, the viewer and herself. The act of looking is integral. We are left wondering which of these three protag¬onists holds the position of main voyeur: what is Hughes looking for? By considering objects of the past, transmuted…
Read MoreNICOLE KELLY FINALIST IN 2024 GOULBURN ART AWARD
Nicole Kelly is a finalist in the 2024 Goulburn Art Award . The Goulburn Art Award began in 1992 and is held every two years. The Award represents the talent and diversity of artists working within the region. The Gallery encourages submissions from artists at all stages of their careers. The 2024 Goulburn Art Award…
Read MoreKEZ HUGHES FINALIST IN 2024 BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE
Kez Hughes is a finalist in the 2024 Bayside Painting Prize Established in 2015, the Bayside Painting Prize is one of the most generous non-acquisitive painting prizes in the country. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the breadth…
Read MoreMARTIN GEORGE FINALIST IN 2024 BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE
Martin George is a finalist in the 2024 Bayside Painting Prize . Established in 2015, the Bayside Painting Prize is one of the most generous non-acquisitive painting prizes in the country. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the…
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