angus nivison: a survey
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A touring survey exhibition of Angus Nivison's work, curated by Sandra McMahon, Tamworth Regional Gallery.TRANSCRIPT
Angus Nivison: A Survey
Angus Nivison: A Survey
Tamworth Regional GalleryJune 15 - July 28, 2012
The University Gallery, The University of NewcastleOctober 24 - November 10, 2012
S.H. Ervin Gallery, SydneyJanuary 5 - February 10, 2013
curated by Sandra McMahon
All the Places I’ve Never Been, 2004, acrylic, charcoal and gesso on canvas, 184 x 210cm
Introduction
It is a defining moment in any artist’s career to have an important survey of their work. This exhibi-tion, curated so perceptively by Sandra McMahon, has made it clear that Angus Nivison is one of the leading Australian painters. The substantial body of work that McMahon assembled, covering almost two decades and studded with monumental canvasses, presented a cogent picture of Nivison’s practice and its development. Nivison’s great skill with paint and brush was instantly ap-parent, as was the emotional charge of his creations. While the forms of landscape appear in his paintings, it was the feeling of landscape - that electric intensity of a storm breaking or the soft-ness of mountains seen through mist - that most strongly affected his audiences.
This exhibition would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and commitment of Sandra McMahon. Many thanks are also due to Gillean Shaw of Newcastle University Art Gallery and Jane Watters of S.H Ervin gallery, for presenting the show so well in their galleries. Thank you to Su-sie Burge, Elizabeth Fortescue and John McDonald for allowing us to reproduce their work in this publication. We especially thank all those who lent their works for the exhibition.
Tamworth Regional Gallery
opening crowd
Bryan Hooper, Sandra McMahon and Angus Nivison
Summer Cotton Bimbang, 2009, acrylic, charcoal, pigments & gesso on canvas, 200 x 360cm
The University of Newcastle
Remembering Rain, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 200 x 640cm
S.H. Ervin Gallery
Angus Nivison and Jane Watters, S.H. Ervin Gallery director
The Language of Mountains is Rain, 2005, acrylic, charcoal, pigments and gesso on canvas, 200 x 540cm
Press Clippings
Story courtesy of The Daily Telegraph http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/
Story courtesy of John McDonald and the Sydney Morning Heraldhttp://johnmcdonald.net.au/
Angus Nivison is represented byUtopia Art Sydney2 Danks StreetWaterloo NSW 2017
Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900email: [email protected]
© Utopia Art Sydney
Angus Nivison: A Survey
Tamworth Regional GalleryJune 15 - July 28, 2012
The University Gallery, The University of NewcastleOctober 24 - November 10, 2012
S.H. Ervin Gallery, SydneyJanuary 5 - February 10, 2013
curated by Sandra McMahon
Utopia Art Sydney2 Danks StreetWaterloo NSW 2017
Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900email: [email protected]