Nicholas William Draffin b. 25 October 1943

  • Curator ,
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Nicholas Draffin, who started his career as Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Victoria, was the first Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was also an artist, painting meticulous icons in the Orthodox tradition and also Easter eggs
Tags: Prints and drawings, Icons, Easter Eggs
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Name
Nicholas William Draffin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Curator
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Tags:
Prints and drawings
Icons
Easter Eggs
Birth date
25 October 1943
Death date
10 July 1995
Death place
Melbourne , Vic.
Burial place
Melbourne , Vic.
Active Period
  • 1968 - 1995
Residence
  • 1943 - 1969 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1969 - 1970 England, UK & Europe
  • 1972 - 1991 Sydney
  • 1991 - 1995 Melbourne , Vic.
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts),

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Residences
  • 1943 - 1969 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1969 - 1970 England, UK & Europe
  • 1972 - 1991 Sydney
  • 1991 - 1995 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1943 - 1969 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1969 - 1970 London England, UK, London? England, UK
  • 1972 - 1991 Sydney
  • 1991 - 10 July 1995 Melbourne , Vic.
References [<ExternalResource: Joanna Mendelssohn (17 July 1995), 'A curator of generous scholarship (obituary)'.>, <ExternalResource: Frances Lindsay (4 August 1995), 'Scholarly icon of Australia's art scene. -Obituary of Nicholas Draffin curator and icon painter'.>]
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  • Timms, Peter (friend of)
  • Murphy, Bernice (friend of)
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  • Mendelssohn, Joanna (friend of)
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