John Nixon, Untitled 2002, woodblock, edition 1 of 5, Courtesy of the Estate of John Nixon and Negative Press, Melbourne

John Nixon, Untitled 2002, woodblock, edition 1 of 5, Courtesy of the Estate of John Nixon and Negative Press, Melbourne

Exhibition in focus: John Nixon—Four Decades, Five Hundred Prints

18 November to 11 March


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Explore the full extent and individuality of John Nixon’s printmaking practice, and his inventive use of varied techniques in John Nixon—Four Decades, Five Hundred Prints.

Printmaking was a vital part of artist John Nixon’s celebrated oeuvre of abstract art. This first comprehensive print survey reveals Nixon's inventive use of varied techniques, which ranged from simple woodcuts and potato prints, to more complex screenprints, stone lithographs and etchings. True to the experimental spirit of his art, Nixon freely bent printmaking convention, for example by using collage, or by printing his abstract motifs onto everyday objects such as paper bags or newspapers.

Cost: $5 per student
Bookings: learn@geelonggallery.org.au
Duration: 45 minutes