Nick Heynsbergh
Suburban Terroir
29 Nov - 10 Dec 2023
G1
Opening Night
Friday 1 Dec | 6 - 8pm
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Through the imagery of queered landscapes, Nick Heynsbergh asserts the continued existence of LGBTIQA+ experiences in Melbourne. The artist disrupts the innocuous perception of suburbs, reframing them as complex sites of celebration, violence, joy, isolation and community for LGBTIQA+ people. This subversion draws attention to the heteronormative forces and norms that confine queer identity in suburbia.
Visual characteristics of maps symbolise literal and metaphorical wayfinding, counteracting the malevolence of each vignette with an empowering sense of hope. Suburban Terroir considers the intangible connections between identity and place, encouraging audiences to contemplate the memories infused within their own surroundings.
This exhibition is supported by a City of Yarra Small Project Grant.
Artist Bio
Nick Heynsbergh is a queer male-identifying artist who explores identity politics and their relationship to his home city of Naarm/Melbourne. Nick has held regular solo exhibitions in Melbourne, and has also exhibited in numerous group shows across Australia.
In 2021, Nick was the recipient of an RACV Arts Grant for artistic development, focussing on the interrelated themes of identity, memory and place. Nick has regularly been selected as an exhibiting finalist in a number of prominent Australian art prizes. Recently he was selected as one of ten finalists in the Macquarie Emerging Artist Award, and his body of work was Highly Commended, with two works acquired for the Macquarie Group Collection.
In 2022 he was awarded second prize in Red Gallery’s Redtrospective art prize. Nick was also Highly Commended in the Elaine Birmingham Landscape Watercolour Prize, awarded for technical excellence in the medium. Additionally, Nick was Highly Commended in the inaugural National Capital Art Prize, held in Canberra.
Artist CV
Solo Exhibitions
2023: Negotiate this - Off the Kerb (VIC)
2021: Intersect - Ladder Art Space (VIC)
2019: Illumine - Alternating Current Artspace (VIC)
2017: Hollow man - Alternating Current Artspace (VIC)
Selected Awards/Grants
2023: City of Yarra Small Project Grant
2022: Second Prize Redtrospective Art Prize - RED Gallery (VIC)
2021: RACV Arts Grant recipient
Highly Commended, and two artworks acquired by Macquarie Group Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize Sydney
2020: Highly Commended Elaine Bermingham Watercolour Landscape Prize - Webb Gallery, QCA (QLD)
Events
2013: Open Folio Presentation - Impact8 International Printmaking
Conference - Dundee, Scotland
Education
2013: BA Fine Arts (Honours) - RMIT University City Campus
2012: BA Fine Arts - Printmaking - RMIT University City Campus
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021: Exhibiting finalist in
Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize (online)
National Capital Art Prize (ACT)
Sunshine Coast Art Prize (QLD)
Tatiara Art Prize (SA)
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award (NSW)
Lethbridge 20000 (QLD)
2020: Exhibiting finalist in:
Collie Art Prize (WA)
Blacktown Art Prize (NSW)
Elaine Bermingham Watercolour
Landscape Prize (QLD)
2015: ‘Magical’ A Print Exchange Folio - Neospace (VIC)
2014: The Comfort Zone (Midsumma Festival) - Gasworks Arts Park (VIC)
CREATurE - Off the Kerb (VIC
2013: Exhibiting finalist in Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award - Gallery Lane Cove (NSW)
A Tale of Two Cities: A Duet of Hong Kong and Melbourne
Hong Kong Graphic Arts Fiesta
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
Contact
Phone : (03) 9482 3550
mail@redgallery.com.au
Address
157 St Georges Rd
Fitzroy North, Victoria, 3068
Map
How to get here
Tram: route 11
Stop 21 just north of Edinburgh Gardens
Melway ref: 30B12
Parking in nearby streets
Bus: 504 (Reid Street)
