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Trevor Nickolls 1988 Australia
synthetic polymer paint on canvas. 106 x 91.5 cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased 1991 © Courtesy Trevor Nickolls
Other side art: Trevor Nickolls
A survey of paintings and drawings 1972–1997
Ian Potter Museum of Art
Wednesday 13 May 2009 to Sunday 02 August 2009
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.
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 artworks have informed many of the critical intellectual and aesthetic positions vital to questions of identity and Aboriginality in Australia.
Location
Ian Potter Museum of ArtThe University of Melbourne, Swanston Street
Melbourne Precinct
Victoria
Australia
