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Michael Nicholas

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Born - UK
Resides - Brisbane, Queensland

Michael Nicholas was born in 1942 and his early careers included working in mining and in the Queensland Police Force. These afforded him the opportunity to live in more remote places and to gain a real understanding of the Australian bush and especially its flora and fauna. It is these subjects which have captivated him and inspired his painting and he has been firmly established as a professional painter since the 1970’s. 

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Seagulls - Noosa - Oil on Board - 61 x 91.5cm
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Tindi - West of Bourke NSW - Oil on Canvas - 45 x 45cm
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The Old Eagle St. Wharf circa 1965 - Oil on Board - 28x49cm
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Tugboat Carlock at Eagle St. Wharves circa 1965 - 36 x 27cm
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A Savage Beauty - Oil on Board - 91x91cm
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River Gums on the Warrego - Oil on Board - 61x76cm
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Morning light West of Bourke - Oil on Board - 60x90cm
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Moonrise in the Ranges - Oil on Board - 34x44cm
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Brolga Flight II - Oil on Board - 21x32cm
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Brolga Passing the Moon - Oil on Board - 20x30cm
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The Meeting - Oil on Board - 31x43cm
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Brolga - Oil on Paper - 29x33cm
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River Gums on Bowra I - Oil on Board - 60x90cm
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Central Queensland Landscape I - Oil on Board - 28x38cm
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Central Queensland Landscape II - Oil on Board - 28x38cm
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The Dust Approaching - Oil on Board - 44x39cm - $3200.00
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Set in Stone - Oil on Board - 44x44cm
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The Rugged Inland Range - Oil on Paper - 25x40cm
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Taking to Flight - Oil on Paper - 25x40cm
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River Gums on the Bowra II - Oil on Board - 60x90cm
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Wetland Flight - Oil on Canvas - 29x38cm
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Brolga Spirit - Oil on Canvas - 30x42cm
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Estuary - Oil on Board - 36x27cm - $1950.00
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Pelicans, Lake Eyre - Oil on Paper - 25x38cm
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The Colour of Winter, Northern Victoria - Oil & Acrylic on Board - 26x48cm
In 1992 he was appointed to the Queensland Government “Artists in Parks” program and completed a residency at Girraween National Park.

In 1996 the book “I Love a Sunburnt Country” was released featuring a series of Michael’s paintings to accompany Dorothea MacKellar’s iconic poem “My Country”.

Following this time and a couple of  trips to the UK to complete commissions and study European artworks,  Michael found much of his time taken in portrait painting for both individuals and organisations. His art also took a new direction with the completion of a series of abstract paintings, then religious works and 4 bronze sculptures for a heritage walk in Brisbane.

In 2000 the Queensland Government commissioned a portrait of former Premier the Hon. E.G. Theodore for Parliament House and this led on to an entire project to paint all of the Premiers from 1860 to 1946 and several contemporary parliamentarians including then Premier Peter Beattie.

In 2002 “Portrait of the Painter” was held at Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery as a 30 year retrospective exhibition to celebrate the artist’s 60th birthday and 30 year career.

In 2005 Michael designed “The Cunnamulla Fella”,  a 2.5m bronze sculpture which stands proudly in Cunnamulla, Qld.

Throughout his career Michael has been awarded many times including the Redcliffe Prize; Royal National Association Landscape Prize; Beenleigh Art Prize; Queensland Art Gallery Trustees Art Prize; Suncorp Art Prize; Aberdare Art Prize and more.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS;

1970               McInnes Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1971               Design Arts Centre, Brisbane, Qld.
1973               Hesley Galleries, Orange, NSW
1974               Martin Gallery, Townsville, Qld.
1975               Bakehouse Gallery, Mackay, Qld.
1976               Bowker Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1977               Tia Galleries, Toowoomba, Qld.
1978               Studio Zero, Gold Coast, Qld.
1980               Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
1981               Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld.
1985               Australian Art Expo, San Francisco  &  Los Angeles, USA
1987               Upstairs Gallery, Cairns, Qld.
1989               Town Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1992               Waterfront Place, Brisbane, Qld.
2016               "Mutual Respect" (with Rex Backhaus-Smith, Rick Everingham and Tom McAulay)   June - Art on Cairncross
2019                Outback Revisited - Art on Cairncross - October
SELECTED COLLECTIONS;

 Queensland Art Gallery                                                     Commonwealth Govt. Art Bank
Perc Tucker Regional Art Gallery, Townsville                 Brisbane City Gallery
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery                                       Griffith University
Queensland Univeristy of Technology                            University of New England
Moreton Bay Regional Council                                         James Cook University, Townsville
Parliament House, Qld.
and many private collections far and wide.

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