John Nixon: Four Decades, Five Hundred Prints textiles a poetry that breathes life

a poetry that breathes life into every stroke

Central to its narrative are the exquisite bark paintings from a notable private collection curated by Donna-Marie Kelly and Andrew Dyer

and a world they changed forever

life with a matriarchal mother and her growing literary and intellectual ambitions

and many others

John Nixon: Four Decades, Five Hundred Prints textiles a poetry that breathes lifePrintmaking was a vital part of artist John Nixons celebrated oeuvre of abstract art. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition of the same name at Geelong Gallery and reveals Nixon's inventive use of varied techniques, which ranged from simple woodcuts and potato prints, to more complex screenprints, stone lithographs and etchings. It includes a curatorial essay by Sue Cramer, Emma Nixon, and Trent Walter. Additional contributions by Stephen Bram,