Events - Current Happenings & Events
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7 December 2023 - 23 March 2025
EXHIBITION Conversations with Clarice Beckett Conversations with Clarice Beckett presents the work of 8 local artists from across the Central West who were invited to visit the National Gallery of Australia to study Clarice Beckett’s paintings. Shown alongside Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the Collection, this project asked the artists to respond to an element of Beckett’s work or life and reimagine it in their own work. Linda Chant, Rebecca Dowling, Sally Falkiner, Clare Leeuwin Clark, Nicola Mason, Colleen Southwell, Joel Tonks and Jane Tonks. Supported by Orange Regional Arts Foundation and the National Gallery of Australia. Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street Orange NSW 2800 |
Looking intently at the work of Clarice Becket through quick drawing studies in the Collections Study Room, National Gallery of Australia
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15 - 30 March 2025
EXHIBITION Duo exhibition: Nic Mason & Rebecca Dowling Gallery of Small Things GOST 0422 263 533 www.galleryofsmallthings.com/contact-me 27 Wade Street Watson, Australian Capital Territory Australia |
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27 March - 24 May 2025
EXHIBITION Opening 4pm 29 March Finalist in the Muswellbrook Art Prize Muswellbrook Art Gallery Phone: (02) 6549 3800 https://artgallery.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/ 1-3 Bridge St, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 |
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Thursday, 13 March 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT PANEL DISCUSSION Conversations with Clarice Beckett Conversations with Clarice Beckett presents the work of 8 local artists from across the Central West who were invited to visit the National Gallery of Australia to study Clarice Beckett’s paintings. Shown alongside Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the Collection, this project asked the artists to respond to an element of Beckett’s work or life, and reimagine it in their own work. Artists Linda Chant, Rebecca Dowling, Sally Falkiner, Clare Leeuwin-Clark, Nicola Mason, Colleen Southwell, Joel Tonks and Jane Tonks have playfully responded across painting, photography, sculpture and ceramics. Whether examining Beckett’s tonalism, the distinctly moody palette, or having imagined conversations, the artists are in dialogue with Beckett, celebrating her atmospheric, evocative paintings that continue to inspire us today. Conversations with Clarice Beckett is supported by Orange Regional Arts Foundation and the National Gallery of Australia. 7 December 2024 – 23 March 2025 Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street Orange NSW 2800 Free |
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28 February -2 March 2025
Opening Friday 28 February 6:30pm, $20, $15 concession EXHIBITION Portland Art Show General entry Saturday 1 March, 2025 10am to 5pm Sunday 2 March 2025 10am to 4pm Entry fee: $10 per person each day Concession: $5 per person Portland Art Purchase Society Crystal Theatre Wolgan Street, Portland, NSW |
Nic Mason, ,Interior VII in the Squatter’s Residency, Portland, 2024, charcoal on paper, 21 cm x 15 cm
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5 October 2024 - 2 February 2025 ...
EXHIBITION Finalist in the MAP Portrait Prize Mudgee Arts Precinct, NSW, Australia 90 Market St, Mudgee NSW 2850 02 6378 2850 [email protected] |
Nic Mason, Self portrait in a painting at The Squatters, oil on acrylic on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
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Sat 30 November 2024 - Sat 1 February 2025.
EXHIBITION opening event on Friday 29 November 2024. Finalist in the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award South East Centre for Contemporary Art P: 02 6499 2201 E: [email protected] Zingel Place Bega NSW 2550 |
Instagram tile from South East Centre for Contemporary Art @secca_bega
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Saturday 8 February 2025
10 am - 2:30 pm WORKSHOP Artist-led painting workshop: Nic Mason Orange Regional Gallery West Room, Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street Orange, NSW 2800 This half-day workshop will begin with a tour of Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collectionand an introduction to the work of 8 local artists (including Nic) in Conversations with Clarice Beckett.Participants will then be supported through a series of artmaking steps inspired by what we know about Clarice Beckett’s creative interests and processes and guided by Nic’s own art practice. The workshop will include time in the Gallery , time spent preparing materials in our workshop space and also painting ‘en plein air’ in Robertson Park (a three-minute walk from the Gallery). Cost: $50.00 Bookings essential workshop is designed for adults and motivated young people of all skill levels. Please bring a hat and sunscreen. Ticket price includes all materials and tea/coffee/biscuits. We will stop for a 30minute lunch break. Please bring your own lunch. |
This workshop is supported by the National Gallery of Australia. Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by The Australian Government through Visions of Australia. Conversations with Clarice Beckett is supported by Orange Regional Arts Foundation and the National Gallery of Australia. |
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Wednesday 29 January 2025
10 am - 12:30 pm WORKSHOP Painting plein air with artist Orange Regional Gallery West Room, Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street Orange, NSW 2800 Join artist Nic Mason for this playful painting workshop inspired by the work of Clarice Beckett. Young artists will enjoy a mini tour of the Gallery where they will discover the work of Clarice Beckett in the exhibition Paintings from the National Collection and 8 local artists (including Nic!) in Conversations with Clarice Beckett. Nic will then guide children through a series of artmaking steps inspired by Clarice Beckett and what we know about her process, including how to select and prepare materials, how to choose a location and how to paint what you see while working outdoors ‘en plein air’. Age: 8+ Cost: $20.00 Bookings essential |
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Friday, 24 January 2025
SESSION 1 10am to 12pm - 7 to 9 years SESSION 2 1pm to 3pm - 10 to 12 years WORKSHOP SUPER SELF-PORTRAITS: PAINTING & DRAWING with artist Nic Mason Cowra Regional Art Gallery 77 Darling Street Cowra, NSW 2794 In this special mixed media workshop participants will use a range of art materials inclding charcoal and paint as well as incorporating shapes, symbols, patterns and marks to create a unique self-portrait. All workshops will be held in The Nguluway Room next to the Gallery. Participants should wear clothing that can get messy or bring a paint smock or apron. The Gallery reserves the right to merge age groups if required. The 2025 Summer Art Workshops are designed by tutors with professional art experience. The workshop program includes a diverse range of art activities in a fun environment as well as allowing for the development of individual skills. Tutors will guide children through the PRIMAVERA Young Australian Artists exhibition as a starting point to inspire artmaking. *Cost $20 - limit 10 participants (includes all materials) *A completed registration form and payment will secure a workshop place. Only one registration form per child. Forms can be photocopied or a new form can be obtained by contacting the Gallery. |
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6 December 2024 - 25 January 2025
EXHIBITION Opening event 5.30pm Friday 6 December WRAP 2024 Small Artwork Prize East Gippsland Art Gallery 2 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale Victoria 3875 +61 03 5153 1988 [email protected] |
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from 1 November 2024
EXHIBITION Christmas Show Gallery of Small Things GOST 0422 263 533 www.galleryofsmallthings.com/contact-me 27 Wade Street Watson, Australian Capital Territory Australia |
Nic Mason, Fawn on the wall, 2022, oil on canvas, 41 x 51cm, photograph: Clare Lewis
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18 September– 13, October 2024
EXHIBITION Winner of the Interior Art Prize Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW, Australia 61 2 6762 1772 192 Brisbane Street East Tamworth NSW 2340, Australia |
Nic Mason,On the bookshelf V with Arrangement II on the chair revisited, oil on acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 cm,
private collection |
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5 - 21 July 2024
EXHIBITION Weaving Ancestral Threads - works by Australian and First Nations people with RENEE GAY FORD – KAYLENE BROOKS – ELLY JANE CHATFIELD – JO ALBANY – NICOLA MASON – JESSICA ANN LEFFLEY – PETER SWAIN – CHERYL McCOY – NYREE REYNOLDS Gang Gang Gallery 206 Main St, Lithgow NSW 2790 0408 514 440 [email protected] Friday to Sunday: 10.30am – 4.30pm Other viewings by appointment |
Nic Mason, The nanna blanket and the hollow,
oil on canvas, 76 76 cm |
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8 June 2024
EXHIBITION Looking for Australia - a Group Exhibition with Rick Crossland, Dale Rhodes, Sally Stokes, Nic Mason, Kiata Mason and Anna Henderson A K Bellinger Gallery 27 Otho Street. Inverell. NSW. Australia 0439180346 [email protected] www.akbellingergallery.com @akbellingergallery |
Nic Mason, Regrowth character at the Reef, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, private collection
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March 2024
EXHIBITION Collaboration with A. K. Bellinger Gallery - Still Life and Interiors with Matilda Michell, Tracy Murray and Nicola Mason Madeline Gordon Gallery 57 George Street, Launceston Tasmania 7250 Australia 0488 958 724 |
Nic Mason, Prop I: France (revisited), oil on canvas, 13 x 18 cm, private collection
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27 January - 24 February 2024
EXHIBITION Winner of the Early Career Artist Award Grace Cossington Smith Biennial Art Award 2024 Grace Cossington Smith Gallery Abbotsleigh Gate 7, 1666 Pacific Highway Wahroonga NSW 2076
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Nic Mason, The Yellow Studio I: inside, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm. To enquire about the availability of this work please contact
Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, T: +61 2 9473 7878 
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Friday 19 January 2024
Two sessions: morning and afternoon WORKSHOPS Summer Art Workshop: Animal Portrait Painting and Drawing Cowra Regional Art Gallery 02 6340 2190 [email protected] 77 Darling Street Cowra Cowra, NSW 2794 |
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December 2023
EXHIBITION Opening event Wednesday 13 December 2023 From this Place - December Group Exhibition Rhonda Campbell, Amanda Holman, Sarah Randall, Ann Morton, Nic Mason, Inel Date, Kristen Lethem, David Henley, Jane Tonks, Linda Chant & Greg Daly Little Magpie Gallery 53 Kendal Street Cowra @littlemagpiegallery |
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Above: Hear from 2023 BRAGS Art Fair and BRAG collection artists each Saturday at 11am during the fair! ...
Image: Jock Alexander, Portal, 2022, eucalyptus gum and oil paint on canvas, 50 x 60 cm. Photo courtesy the artist Above left: Nic Mason, Prop XVII: France, oil on canvas, 13 x 18 cm
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4 November 2023
EXHIBITION Peel Jam, the marmalade festival Peel School Hall, Peel Recreation Reserve Dempsey Street Peel Australia |
Nic Mason, Banksia II, 2022, oil on canvas, 15 x 20cm, photograph: Clare Lewis
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30 September - 15 October 2023
EXHIBITION Opening event 4-6pm Saturday 30 September 2023 Finalist in the 'Into the Light', Whitewall Art Prize 2023 Whitewall Art Projects Gallery 10 vellore Street Berrima, NSW 'Into The Light' offers an opportunity to showcase the work of contemporary artists, whilst linking the visual arts with awareness of mental health; how the creative practice can influence the artist, and what the art can offer the viewer. The theme 'Into the Light', looks to showcase artwork that offers a sense of hope and light; a visual and emotional antidote to falling into darkness through the transformative power of art. This vear's World Mental Health Weeks theme explores Mind / Body / Environment, and works submitted must use one or more of the themes as inspiration for works submitted. |
Nic Mason, Bo's cranes, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm (cropped)
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25 August - 10 September 2023
EXHIBITION Opening Friday 25 August 2023, 6pm Finalist in the Lane Cove Art Award Lane Cove Art Society - 58th Annual Art Award sponsored by Lane Cove Council at Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove [email protected] |
Nic Mason, Banksia cone, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
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29 July - 13 August 2023
EXHIBITION Opening Friday 28 July 2023, 6pm The Agency Still Life Prize Bowral Art Gallery BDAS - Bowral and District Art Society 1 Short Street Bowral, NSW 2576 (02) 4861 4093 [email protected] www.bdasgallery.com |
Nic Mason, IV, Poppy's mosaic lamp, oil on linen, 30 x 30 cm
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20 - 30 April 2023
SOLO EXHIBITION Happenings Michael Reid Murrurundi Cnr Mayne and Boyd Streets, Murrurundi (enter from Boyd Street) The Upper Hunter, NSW 2338 OPENING HOURSThursday to Sunday 9:30am–4pm GET IN TOUCH[email protected] +61 2 6546 6767 PO Box 72 Murrurundi NSW |
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March 2023
RESIDENCY Recipient of the Ironbark Arts Residency 2023 with Artist talks Wednesday 22 March at 3pm followed by afternoon tea. Please RSVP to Tom if you'd like to come. The Railway Hotel Stuart Town, NSW Orana Arts Inc and the Stuart Town Advancement Association |
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Older influences ...
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Opening 17 December 2022 4pm
17 Dec 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 EXHIBITION Group Exhibition Grey Foundations An ode to the unique transitional years between student and artist, and an offering for connection along the way. With love, from members of UNSW Art & Design's 2019 Fine Arts Honours cohort WAYOUT Artspace A cementa Initiative Kandos NSW |
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9 April - 5 June 2022
EXHIBITION & EVENTS Solo Exhibition Nicola Mason: Cycle Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 -78 Keppel St BATHURST NSW 2795 Bookings required for: Exhibition Opening (BRAG Fundraiser): Friday 8 April 6pm Artist Led Workshop with Nic Mason: Wednesday 18 May 5:30 pm Artist Led Workshop with Nic Mason: Thursday 26 May 5:30 pm In Conversation, Nic Mason with Julian Woods: Saturday 28 May 11 am This program is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
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Nic Mason, The measuring cup duck and the koala, 2021, 20.5 x 25.5 cm, private collection
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