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Michael Nicholas - Mutual Respect 2016 - exhibition page

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Born - Qld
Resides - Brisbane, Queensland

Michael Nicholas emigrated from the UK as a 16 year old. Early careers took him to remote areas and as a Queensland Police officer he was posted to Cunnamulla which ignited his enduring love for the Outback.  He had always painted, but this stunning new environment spurred him back to college to study for his new profession which he has followed since the 1970s. His evocative scenes with native birds have led him to illustrate Dorothea McKellar’s “My Country” and be appointed a Government artist in residence at Girraween National Park. He was also commissioned to paint all the Queensland Premiers from 1860 to 1946 and has completed a series of bronze sculptures, most notably The Cunnamulla Fella. Nicholas’ paintings are to be found in public & private collections including the Queensland Art Gallery.

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Below are the paintings by Michael Nicholas for the "Mutual Respect" exhibition.
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Emu Ridge - Oil on Canvas - 90x90cm - SOLD
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Out near Yowah - Oil on Canvas - 91x91cm
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Spirit of the Outback - Oil on Board - 90x122cm
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Memories II - Oil & Gold Leaf on Canvas - 78x78cm - SOLD
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A Touch of Green (Almost Khaki) - Acrylic on Canvas - 60x75cm - SOLD
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Country Races II - Oil on Board - 20x30cm
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Country Races I - Oil on Board - 21x31cm
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The Good Old Days - Oil on Board - 19x29cm - SOLD
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The Good Old Days III - Oil on Canvas - 20x30cm - SOLD
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Sundown on the Plain - Oil on Board - 19x29cm - SOLD
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Hill near The Alice, NT - Acrylic on Canvas - 29x41cm
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Emu Dawn - Oil on Canvas - 36x26cm - SOLD
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Last Light - Acrylic on Board - 23x19cm - SOLD
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Pencil Study of Stockman - Graphite - 19x14cm
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Refuge - Oil & Gold Leaf on Canvas - 45x57cm
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Silver Gulls - Oil on Canvas - 20x30cm
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The Mallard - Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas - 19x29cm
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Bald Rock Creek - Oil on Canvas - 58x76cm - SOLD
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The Kingfisher - Oil on Canvas - 29x20cm
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Australian Pelican - Oil on Canvas - 91x91cm
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Kristy III - Pen & Wash - 32x22cm
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

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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