Nan Paterson 1923 - 2015

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Oils, Charcoal, Silverpoint 

Born -  Mackay, Qld. 1923

“The Gallery Art School at the time of my attendance, was essentially a school of portraiture and my interest in the human figure was firmly established, thus portraiture and genre became my mode of expression.”

Nan Paterson is one of Queensland’s more senior and most talented artists. Having completed a course at Brisbane Central Technical College Art School, in 1941 her studies were interrupted as she served in the A.I.F. for the remainder of World War II. In 1946 she resumed her studies at the National Gallery Art School, Melbourne and was tutored by Charles Wheeler and William Dargie. In 1949 Nan moved to Holland with her new husband and baby and lived there for 8 years, painting mostly in isolation whilst juggling family life. Returning to Australia initially to Victoria, she continued her artistic studies and completed a large number of children’s portraits. Moving on to Sydney in 1962 she was associated with a gallery in Paddington, but now with three children still had to put family first. Seven years later she set up a studio at Rainworth in Brisbane and began tutoring at the Royal Queensland Art Society in portraiture.

 During the 70’s Nan had many solo exhibitions and really re-emerged as an artist. Since 1989 Nan has resided in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Her work is hung in many private and public collections in Australia and overseas. In 1995 her portrait of Dr. Gertrude Langer was acquired by the National Library of Australia for hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra and Nan’s portrait of author Kylie Tennant was acquired by them in 2006. Later that same year no less than two other Paterson portraits were acquired by the University of Queensland for their collection. 

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Still life & Landscapes - paintings

A Journey - Oil on Canvas - 30x120cm (4 panels)

“Autumnal Bounty” - Oil on Board - 60 x 90cm

"A Touch of Nostalgia" - Oil on Canvas - 60cm x 78cm

“Autumn's Warmth” - Oil on Board - 59 x 43cm

“Fruits of the Mountains” - Oil on Board - 60 x 50cm

Fecundity - Oil on Board - 45x57cm

“Shades of Provence” - Oil on Linen - 60 x 50cm

Yellow Tulips - Pastel - 63x48cm

Blue Lustre Vase - Oil on Canvas - 49x64cm

Things Persian - Oil on Canvas - 45x50cm

Coastal Dunes - Oil on Canvas - 60x73cm

Nudes - paintings

Sayonara - Oil on Board - 80x60cm

Male Torso - Oil on Board - 50x70cm

“Scheherazade” - Oil on Linen - 60 x 70cm

“The Sleeping Kalyanii” - Oil on Linen - 75 x 65cm

Portrait studies

Elegant & Exotic - Drawing - 57x37cm

Mikiyaki - Oil on Board - 37x27cm

Mrs. Julia Thorpe (circa 1966 Pymble) - Oil on Board - 90x60cm

Theme paintings 

Fruit of the Taste (Genesis Series) - Oil on Board - 60x75cm

Suffer the Little Children - Oil on Board - 59x69cm

The Drunkenness of Noah (Genesis Series) - Oil on Board - 60x75cm

World without Form & Void (Genesis series) - Oil on Board - 60x75cm

Nudes - drawings

Quietude - Charcoal - 57x39cm

Nude 1409 - Ink - 43x21cm (unframed)

Nude 1319 - Pastel - 52x42cm (unframed)

Nude 1420 - Charcoal - 60x58 (unframed)

Nude 136 - Charcoal - 71x43cm (unframed)

Nude 1316 - Charcoal - 70x55cm (unframed)

Nude Study 1317 - Charcoal - 76x56cm

Nude 1418 - Charcoal - 70x45cm

Nude 1332 - Charcoal - 61x47 (unframed)

Nude 1327 - Ink - 55x45cm (unframed)

There are many original drawings by Nan Paterson. Please contact the gallery for more images.

Recent events
​2019 - "Timeless" - November - Art on Cairncross
2015 - "Drawn from Life" - March at Art on Cairncross
2013 - "Clear Visions" - May at Art on Cairncross, Maleny
                                       - November at Dogwood Crossing Regional Gallery, Miles, Qld. 
2011 - Invited artist "15 Artists" - Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Qld.
2010 - Feature artist - November - Art on Cairncross, Maleny
2009 - Finalist - Sunshine Coast Art Prize

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