Nick Howson
Select Works | Select Exhibitions | Available Works | Recently Sold Works
Curriculum vitae
| Born 1963, United Kingdom | |
| Lives and works in Melbourne | |
| 1986 | Dip. Fine Art, Prahran College, Melbourne |
Solo Exhibitions |
|
| 2019 | Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2018 |
The World Is My Village, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2018 | 'Suburbia' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2017 | Gallows Gallery, Perth |
| 2016 |
Heroes, Australian Galleries, Melb |
| 2015 | Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melb |
| 2014 | New Works, Gallows Gallery, Perth |
| 2013 | Lore Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2012 | A New Land Gallows Gallery, Perth WA |
| 2012 | Icons Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2011 | 'Allegories and Chronicles', Anthea Polson Art, Queensland |
| 2009 | 'Recent Works' Anthea Polson Art, Queensland |
| 2008 | 'Recent works', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2006 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2005 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2004 | 'Paintings', Art Gallery Schubert, Gold Coast |
| 2003 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2002 | 'Paintings', Art Gallery Schubert, Queensland |
| 2001 | 'Gipsy Point', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2000 | 'Struggletown II', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1999 | 'Struggletown', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 'Recent works', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 1996 | 'Football paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 'Paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 1994 | 'Paintings', Gallery Rhumbarallas, Melbourne |
| 1993 | 'Works on Paper', Gallery Rhumbarallas, Melbourne |
| 1991 | 'Paintings', Girgis & Klym Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1988 | 'Works on Paper', Girgis & Klym Gallery, Melbourne |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
|
| 2020 |
Gallipoli Art Prize (finalist) Merrylands RSL club NSW |
| 2019 | St Kevins Art Prize (finalist) St Kevin'd College, Melbourne |
| 2019 | 'papermade' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2017 |
'All Teeth and Swagger' Red Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2017 | 'Sculpture: medium and small scale' Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2015 | 'An exhibition of paintings, sculpture & works on paper' Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2015 | 'First Landing to Last Post: contemporary perspectives on 100 years of service' Parliament House, Canberra |
| 2014 | 'one of each' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2012-13 | 'Summer Stock Show' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2012 | The Artist Revealed Christmas Self Portrait Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2011 | 8 Days Before Christmas Our Artists' Special Christnas Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2010 | A Taste Of What's To Come, Gallows Gallery, Perth, WA |
| 2010 | Christmas Portrait Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld. |
| 2010 | First Anniversary Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2009 | 40 x 40 Special First Christmas Show Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld |
| 2006 | 'City of Whitehorse Recent Contemporary Acquisitions', Icon Museum of Art, Melbourne |
| 2005 | 'Eureka Revisited: the contest of memories', touring exhibition, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Old Parliament House, Canberra, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2003 | 'In the presence of all creatures great and small', Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| Tatterstalls Art Prize, Brisbane (finalist) |
|
| 2001 | 'Three Artists', Win Schubert Galleries, Queensland |
| 1999 | 'Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium', Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne |
| 'We are Australian', Touring Exhibition | |
| 1996 | 'Packsaddle' exhibition, Armidale, New South Wales |
| 1995 | Herald-Sun Art Prize (finalist) |
| Eltham Art Prize (finalist) |
|
| 1989 | 'Heidelberg & Heritage-Two Visions of Australia 100 Years Apart', Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1988 | Swan Hill Art Prize, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria (finalist) |
| 1986 | Castlemaine Drawing Show, Castlemaine Regional Art Gallery, Victoria |
Artist Residency |
|
| 2005 | bunandon, NSW |
Select Bibliography |
|
| Wright, Jessica; “Artist Nick Howson paints Tiger Legend mural at rail station, but he has a secret”, The Age, 18 April 2014 | |
| The Western Australian, "Hazy History", Oct 3 2012 | |
| Scoop Homes & Art, Spring Edition 2012 40:34 "Galleries Choice" | |
| Marina Saint Martin; 'Nick Of Time' The Weekend Bulletin Paradise Magazine January 2010 | |
| Marina Saint Martin; 'A Rich Tapestry Of Life' The Weekend Bulletin Paradise Magazine October 2007 | |
| Backhouse, Megan; 'Colour separation makes the art grow yonder', Age, November 2004 | |
| Catalano, Gary; 'Artist casts rebellion aside', The Age, 9 December 1987 | |
| Cawthorne, Zelda; 'Harmony After the Battles', Herald Sun, 16 March 1999 | |
| De Bolfo, Tony; 'Art of the Game', Herald Sun, September 1996 | |
| Lew, Christine; 'Colouring a bold new world', Melbourne Times, 29 May 1991 | |
| Makin, Jeff; Herald Sun, 23 March 1999 | |
| McLean, Sandra; 'Show and tell', Courier Mail, 17 October 2002 | |
| Mossop, Brian; 'Birds play vital role', Gold Coast Weekender, 4 September 2004 | |
COMMISSIONS |
|
| Australian Open Tennis Poster, Melbourne |
|
| National Gallery of Australia Restaurant Mural, Canberra |
|
| Prahran Market Mural, Melbourne |
|
| Richmond Railway Station Mural, Melbourne |
|
PUBLISHED WORKS |
|
| The Age Newspaper, 'Tiger Legend', April 17 2014, cover | |
| Mural 'Tiger Legend', Richmond Railway Station, 2014 | |
| A History of Hawthorn (book cover), 1994 | |
| Australian Book Review (magazine cover), June 1996 | |
| Football Card series, 1996 | |
| Mt. Hotham Ski Postcards, 1995 | |
| Storm Magazine (illustrations), November-December 1994, January-February 1995 | |
| 'Sunday Life! Magazine' The Age, ('Eat Streets' illustrator), 1997-2001 | |
| The Melbourne Report (cover design), May 1990, November 1992 | |
| The Melburnian (cartoonist illustrations), 1993 - 1995 | |
| Contemporary Art Fair 7 Catalogue 2000 | |
| 'Bring Back the Biffo', ABC Arts Show, 27 September 2001 | |
| 'Australian Open,' Tennis Poster, 2001 | |
| 'Australian Institute of Family Studies,' Issue 78, (magazine cover), 2008 | |
| '150 Years of Australian Football,' (catalogue cover), 2008 | |
| 'The Footy Almanac 2009,' (book cover), 2009 | |
Collections |
|
| Mater Hospital, Brisbane | |
| Art Bank, Sydney | |
| Australian Tennis Centre, Melbourne | |
| City of Whitehorse Art Collection | |
| Crown Casino, Melbourne | |
| Gold Coast City Art Gallery | |
| Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham | |
| Mater Hospital, Victoria | |
| St.Kilda City Art Collection, St Kilda | |
| Parliament House Australia, Canberra |
|
| Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne | |
Nick Howson
Curriculum vitae
| Born 1963, United Kingdom | |
| Lives and works in Melbourne | |
| 1986 | Dip. Fine Art, Prahran College, Melbourne |
Solo Exhibitions |
|
| 2019 | Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2018 |
The World Is My Village, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2018 | 'Suburbia' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2017 | Gallows Gallery, Perth |
| 2016 |
Heroes, Australian Galleries, Melb |
| 2015 | Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melb |
| 2014 | New Works, Gallows Gallery, Perth |
| 2013 | Lore Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2012 | A New Land Gallows Gallery, Perth WA |
| 2012 | Icons Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2011 | 'Allegories and Chronicles', Anthea Polson Art, Queensland |
| 2009 | 'Recent Works' Anthea Polson Art, Queensland |
| 2008 | 'Recent works', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2006 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2005 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2004 | 'Paintings', Art Gallery Schubert, Gold Coast |
| 2003 | 'Recent paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2002 | 'Paintings', Art Gallery Schubert, Queensland |
| 2001 | 'Gipsy Point', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2000 | 'Struggletown II', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1999 | 'Struggletown', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 'Recent works', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 1996 | 'Football paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 'Paintings', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 1994 | 'Paintings', Gallery Rhumbarallas, Melbourne |
| 1993 | 'Works on Paper', Gallery Rhumbarallas, Melbourne |
| 1991 | 'Paintings', Girgis & Klym Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1988 | 'Works on Paper', Girgis & Klym Gallery, Melbourne |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
|
| 2020 |
Gallipoli Art Prize (finalist) Merrylands RSL club NSW |
| 2019 | St Kevins Art Prize (finalist) St Kevin'd College, Melbourne |
| 2019 | 'papermade' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2017 |
'All Teeth and Swagger' Red Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2017 | 'Sculpture: medium and small scale' Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2015 | 'An exhibition of paintings, sculpture & works on paper' Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 2015 | 'First Landing to Last Post: contemporary perspectives on 100 years of service' Parliament House, Canberra |
| 2014 | 'one of each' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2012-13 | 'Summer Stock Show' Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2012 | The Artist Revealed Christmas Self Portrait Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2011 | 8 Days Before Christmas Our Artists' Special Christnas Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2010 | A Taste Of What's To Come, Gallows Gallery, Perth, WA |
| 2010 | Christmas Portrait Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld. |
| 2010 | First Anniversary Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld |
| 2009 | 40 x 40 Special First Christmas Show Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld |
| 2006 | 'City of Whitehorse Recent Contemporary Acquisitions', Icon Museum of Art, Melbourne |
| 2005 | 'Eureka Revisited: the contest of memories', touring exhibition, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Old Parliament House, Canberra, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2003 | 'In the presence of all creatures great and small', Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| Tatterstalls Art Prize, Brisbane (finalist) |
|
| 2001 | 'Three Artists', Win Schubert Galleries, Queensland |
| 1999 | 'Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium', Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne |
| 'We are Australian', Touring Exhibition | |
| 1996 | 'Packsaddle' exhibition, Armidale, New South Wales |
| 1995 | Herald-Sun Art Prize (finalist) |
| Eltham Art Prize (finalist) |
|
| 1989 | 'Heidelberg & Heritage-Two Visions of Australia 100 Years Apart', Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1988 | Swan Hill Art Prize, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria (finalist) |
| 1986 | Castlemaine Drawing Show, Castlemaine Regional Art Gallery, Victoria |
Artist Residency |
|
| 2005 | bunandon, NSW |
Select Bibliography |
|
| Wright, Jessica; “Artist Nick Howson paints Tiger Legend mural at rail station, but he has a secret”, The Age, 18 April 2014 | |
| The Western Australian, "Hazy History", Oct 3 2012 | |
| Scoop Homes & Art, Spring Edition 2012 40:34 "Galleries Choice" | |
| Marina Saint Martin; 'Nick Of Time' The Weekend Bulletin Paradise Magazine January 2010 | |
| Marina Saint Martin; 'A Rich Tapestry Of Life' The Weekend Bulletin Paradise Magazine October 2007 | |
| Backhouse, Megan; 'Colour separation makes the art grow yonder', Age, November 2004 | |
| Catalano, Gary; 'Artist casts rebellion aside', The Age, 9 December 1987 | |
| Cawthorne, Zelda; 'Harmony After the Battles', Herald Sun, 16 March 1999 | |
| De Bolfo, Tony; 'Art of the Game', Herald Sun, September 1996 | |
| Lew, Christine; 'Colouring a bold new world', Melbourne Times, 29 May 1991 | |
| Makin, Jeff; Herald Sun, 23 March 1999 | |
| McLean, Sandra; 'Show and tell', Courier Mail, 17 October 2002 | |
| Mossop, Brian; 'Birds play vital role', Gold Coast Weekender, 4 September 2004 | |
COMMISSIONS |
|
| Australian Open Tennis Poster, Melbourne |
|
| National Gallery of Australia Restaurant Mural, Canberra |
|
| Prahran Market Mural, Melbourne |
|
| Richmond Railway Station Mural, Melbourne |
|
PUBLISHED WORKS |
|
| The Age Newspaper, 'Tiger Legend', April 17 2014, cover | |
| Mural 'Tiger Legend', Richmond Railway Station, 2014 | |
| A History of Hawthorn (book cover), 1994 | |
| Australian Book Review (magazine cover), June 1996 | |
| Football Card series, 1996 | |
| Mt. Hotham Ski Postcards, 1995 | |
| Storm Magazine (illustrations), November-December 1994, January-February 1995 | |
| 'Sunday Life! Magazine' The Age, ('Eat Streets' illustrator), 1997-2001 | |
| The Melbourne Report (cover design), May 1990, November 1992 | |
| The Melburnian (cartoonist illustrations), 1993 - 1995 | |
| Contemporary Art Fair 7 Catalogue 2000 | |
| 'Bring Back the Biffo', ABC Arts Show, 27 September 2001 | |
| 'Australian Open,' Tennis Poster, 2001 | |
| 'Australian Institute of Family Studies,' Issue 78, (magazine cover), 2008 | |
| '150 Years of Australian Football,' (catalogue cover), 2008 | |
| 'The Footy Almanac 2009,' (book cover), 2009 | |
Collections |
|
| Mater Hospital, Brisbane | |
| Art Bank, Sydney | |
| Australian Tennis Centre, Melbourne | |
| City of Whitehorse Art Collection | |
| Crown Casino, Melbourne | |
| Gold Coast City Art Gallery | |
| Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham | |
| Mater Hospital, Victoria | |
| St.Kilda City Art Collection, St Kilda | |
| Parliament House Australia, Canberra |
|
| Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne | |
