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{{short description|Australian artist (1956–2022)}}
{{for|the British author and screenwriter|Nicholas Mark Harding}}
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'''Nicholas Harding''' (1956 – 2 November 2022) was a British-born Australian artist, known for his [[paintings]], in particular [[portrait]]s.

==Early life ==
Harding was born in London, England in 1956. In 1965 his family emigrated to Australia,<ref name=agnsw/> settling in the Sydney suburb of [[Normanhurst]]. He became an Australian citizen in 1974.<ref>[https://watchartworks.com/nicholas-harding/ "This is Nicholas Harding"] by Gwylym Owen, 9 October 2021, Watch Artworks</ref>

==Career==
Harding is known for his [[oil painting]]s done in a thickly layered [[impasto]] technique, his [[watercolour]]s, and his large scale [[drawing]]s in [[ink]], mainly for [[Landscape painting|landscape]] subjects; he is also an acclaimed [[Portrait painting|portrait artist]].<ref>[https://www.philipbacongalleries.com.au/artists/nicholas-harding "Nicholas Harding"], [[Philip Bacon]] Galleries, Brisbane</ref>

==Recognition and awards ==
Harding won the [[Archibald Prize]] in 2001 with a portrait of [[John Bell (Australian actor)|John Bell]] as [[King Lear]].<ref>[https://www.artnomad.com.au/artists/artist.cfm?id=1090 "Nicholas Harding (b.1956; d.2022)"], artnomad.com.au</ref> He also won the People's Choice Award at the [[List of Archibald Prize 2005 finalists|2005 Archibald]], with ''Bob's Daily Swim''.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1396991.htm "Archibald's people's choice award goes to Nicholas Harding"] by Karen Barlow, 21 June 2005, ''[[The World Today (Australian radio program)|The World Today]]''</ref> He was a finalist in the Archibald Prize for thirteen years in a row from 1994 to 2006, and also in [[List of Archibald Prize 2009 finalists|2009]], [[List of Archibald Prize 2011 finalists|2011]], [[List of Archibald Prize 2016 finalists|2016]], [[List of Archibald Prize 2017 finalists|2017]], [[List of Archibald Prize 2018 finalists|2018]], and [[List of Archibald Prize 2020 finalists|2020]].

Harding was exhibited in the finalists for the [[Sulman Prize]] in 1981, 2003, 2006 and the [[Wynne Prize]] in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2016, and 2017, winning in 2022 with ''Eora''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winner: Wynne Prize 2022: Nicholas Harding, ''Eora''|url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/wynne/2022/30382/|access-date=2023-03-03|publisher=[[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]}} ''See also'': [[Eora]].</ref> He also won the [[Dobell Drawing Prize]] in 2001 with ''Eddy Avenue (3)''. Harding was awarded a [[Centenary Medal]] in 2001.<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1127440 It's an Honour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102191644/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1127440 |date=2 November 2022 }}. Retrieved 4 June 2016</ref>

His painting ''[[Robert Drewe]] (in the swell)'' was a [[List of Archibald Prize 2006 finalists|2006 Archibald Prize finalist]] and was purchased in 2010 by the [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]] in Canberra for its permanent collection which also includes his portraits ''Hugo at Home 2011'' (portrait of [[Hugo Weaving]]), [[Richard Roxburgh]] ''2014'', and ''[[John Olsen]] AO 2017''.<ref>[https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/nicholas-harding-1956 "Nicholas Harding 1956–2022"], [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)]]</ref>

His painting ''Beach life (pink zinc and figures) 2006'' won the inaugural [[Kilgour Prize]] at the [[Newcastle Art Gallery]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Kilgour Prize |url=https://nag.org.au/kilgour-prize/history |access-date=2022-11-07|publisher=[[Newcastle Art Gallery]]}}</ref>

In 2015 his painting ''Beached (Yuraygir self portrait)'' won the National Self-Portrait Prize People's Choice Award.<ref>[https://www.portrait.gov.au/content/nicholas-harding-exhibition-essay "Nicholas Harding: 28 Portraits"], exhibition essay by Sarah Engledow, [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)]]</ref>

==Major exhibitions==
His work has been the subject of more than 40 solo exhibitions since 1992 and has been included in over 100 group exhibitions since 1982.<ref>[https://sophiegannongallery.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NICHOLAS-HARDING-CV.pdf "Nicholas Harding CV"], Sophie Gannon Gallery, Richmond, Victoria</ref>

''Drawn to Paint'', a major 25-year survey exhibition of his work, was held at the [[S. H. Ervin Gallery]] in 2010.<ref>Exhibition Catalogue [[National Library of Australia]] Bib ID 4735208</ref>

''28 Portraits'', a survey exhibition of his portraits, was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 2017.<ref>[https://www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/nicholas-harding-2017 "Nicholas Harding: 28 Portraits"], [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)]]</ref>

In 2021 his 2001 Archibald Prize-winning portrait ''John Bell as King Lear'' was included in the ''Archie 100'' exhibition at the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]] celebrating 100 years of the Archibald Prize.<ref>[https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artboards/archie-100/the-cult-of-celebrity/ "Archie 100 – The cult of celebrity"], [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]</ref>

==Collections==
Harding's work is included in many public collections, including the [[National Gallery of Australia]], [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]], [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]], [[Art Gallery of South Australia]], [[Tweed River Art Gallery]], [[Newcastle Art Gallery]], [[Maitland Regional Art Gallery]] and [[Trinity College, Melbourne]].<ref>[https://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/about/burke-gallery/harding "Be Brutal: Nicholas Harding"], [[Trinity College, Melbourne|Trinity College]], University of Melbourne</ref>

==Publications ==
In 2020 he published ''From the Wings'' a limited-edition 312-page book containing a selection of his theatre rehearsal drawings from 2013 to 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/nicholas-harding-has-died/|url-access=subscription|title=Nicholas Harding has died|author=Jo Litson|magazine=[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]|date=3 November 2022|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Harding was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2017. He documented his cancer journey in a self-portrait entitled ''Treatment, day 49 (sorbolene soak)''. Harding died on 2 November 2022, at the age of 66.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galvin|first=Nick|title=Archibald, Wynne winner Nicholas Harding dies|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/archibald-wynne-winner-nicholas-harding-dies-20221102-p5buxi.html|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=agnsw>{{cite web|title=Nicholas Harding. ''Treatment, day 49 (sorbolene soak)''|url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2018/29968/|publisher=[[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> An exhibition of his final landscapes opened at [[Philip Bacon]] Galleries in Brisbane less than two weeks later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/nicholas-harding-australian-paintings-great-loss/news-story/b0e5172794a5b23d8fbf253d9629c741|url-access=subscription|title= Nicholas Harding: Australian painting's great loss|author=[[Christopher Allen (critic)|Christopher Allen]]|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|department=Review|date=26 November 2022|pages=12–13}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://www.nicholasharding.com.au/}}
* [https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/03/10/ep-65-nicholas-harding/ "Ep. 65: Nicholas Harding"], Talking With Painters (interview)
* [https://www.smh.com.au/national/nicholas-harding-every-picture-was-an-exercise-in-problem-solving-20221107-p5bw6s.html "Nicholas Harding: every picture was an exercise in problem-solving"] by John McDonald, 7 November 2022, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''

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