Education 1975 – 1977 Diploma of Fine Art, Claremont School of Art, Perth
A master of spatial relations and tonal subtleties, Nigel has been successfully exhibiting in Perth since 1978. An exceptional artist with outstanding technical prowess, Nigel Hewitt explores and shapes the world of his imagination through his chosen mediums of wax and pencil. The intriguing vision that he presents is full of ambiguities and the echoes of a time past.
For Nigel the image itself always has primacy and all commentary about it even his own is of minimal interest. However, thematically it can be said that he has an ongoing interest in the interrelationship between historical, political, cultural and environmental conditions. To raise questions about real space and mind space he uses layer upon layer of pencil with acrylic washes, gauze and wax to create a seductive surface, which draws the viewer into impossible worlds. The layers are not an act of covering up but rather an act of revealing; through them reality disappears and subjectivity is revealed. The placement of familiar objects in these worlds combined with the use of layering serves to make reference to what has gone before, what is now and what is to follow.
With acute attention to every detail in his drawing, the execution of Hewitt’s artwork is flawless and the resulting technique, like none other. Renowned for his unique method of skilfully applying conte and wax pencils in varying tonal compositions over numerous layers, Hewitt manipulates these markings to produce images of stunning accuracy and depth.
Nigel is represented in the collections of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Artbank, BHP, Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital, Curtin University, Edith Cowen University, The Shire of Albany, the New Norcia Benedictine Monastery Art Gallery and the Holmes a Court Collection as well as numerous important private collections.
1979 Applecross Senior High School, Special Art Programme
1980 Kalamunda Primary School, Artists in Schools Project
80-90 Fremantle Arts Centre, workshops
80-86 Arts Access, workshops in country areas
1982 Albany Summer School, tutor
1983 Albany Summer School, tutor
1983 Fremantle Arts Centre, Drawing water Touring Exhibition, tutor
86-88 Forrestfield Technical College, part-time lecturer
1987 Curtin University, Visiting Lecturer
88-89 Perth Technical College, part-time lecturer
1989 Edith Cowan University, part-time lecturer
1990 Edith Cowan University, part-time lecturer
1994 Albany Summer School, tutor
2003 Life Drawing workshops, Mundaring Arts Centre
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Fremantle Arts Centre
Curtin University
Edith Cowan University
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
Mundaring Shire Council
Artbank
Royal Perth Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Wesley College
Robert Holmes ‘A Court Collection
Swan Brewery
Scotch College
Perth College
Dampier Salt
State Government Insurance Office
BHP Limited
The District Court of WA
Governor Stirling Senior High School
Bankwest
Wesfarmers
The Shire of Albany
The Shire of Williams
Belmont Senior High School
Arthur Anderson and Co
Midland Technical College
Midland Library
Alcoa
New Norcia Benedictine Monastery Art Gallery
The Royal Agricultural Society
The City of Wanneroo
Mount Newman Mining Company
The City of Armadale
the Kerry Stokes Collection
The Stein Collection held by the Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of WA, Perth
Kim Bonython Collection
The Ministry of Planning, Government of WA
Kedumba Collection, NSW
Collaborative Projects
Mundaring Arts Centre Mural Project, in collaboration with local schools, WA
Katanning Mural Project, in collaboration with local community members, WA.
1978: Artist in Residence, WA Department for the Arts Project, Pilbara region, WA
1980: Artist in Residence, Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth
1983-84: Artist in Residence, Helena Independent School, Perth
1985: Artist in Residence, Fremantle Arts Centre Project, Rottnest Island, WA
1991: Artist in Residence, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, Perth
1989 and 1994: Verdaccio Studio Residency, Tuscany Italy
York Main, Barbara Western Australian Press, 1979
Trinca, Helen The Australian, 12 April 1979
Mason, Murray Contemporary Western Australian Painters and
Printmakers, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1979
Nelson, Christine The West Australian, 28 April 1980
The West Australian, 16 July 1980
Prott, Julie The West Australian, September 1982
The Sunday Times, 16 October 1983
Mason, Murray The West Australian, 20 October 1983
Prott, Julie The West Australian, 11 November 1984
Britton, David The West Australian, 7 November 1984
Irving, Mark The Daily News, 20 August 1985
Cover design Westerly University of WA Press, No 2, June 1985
Weston, Neville Adelaide Advertiser, 23 April 1985
Snell, Ted The Western Mail, 1 February 1986
Snell, Ted The Weekend Australian, 1 February 1986
Prott, Julie The West Australian, February 1986
Lamont, Leonie The West Australian, 12 September 1986
Barblett, Pat The Community Artist, Fremantle Arts Review
Vol 1, No 5, May 1986
Sharkey, Christine The Daily News, December 1986
Snell, Ted The Western Mail, 21 June 1986
Mason, Murray The West Australian, May 1987
Prott, Julie The West Australian, 8 September 1987
Chapman, Barbara Rural and Industries Bank of WA Art collection, R&I Bank Publication, 1988
Grono, William (ed) Cover design, Margins, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1988
Cowan, Peter (ed) Cover design Impressions, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1988
Wright, Mary George Haynes and Students, Fremantle Arts Review, Vol 3, No 1, November 1988
The West Australian, 5 September, 1989
The Echo, 18 February 1990
France, Victor Cover design, Fremantle Arts Review, Vol 5, No 2 February 1990
Bromfield, David The West Australian, 5 January 1991
Simpson, Gavin The West Australian, 30 November 1991
Fric Loli, Ingrid IL Classico, Italy October 1992
Bromfield, David The West Australian, 3 June 1995
Woldendorp, R and Stringer, J Artists in Residence, Sandpiper Press, WA, 1995
Palmer, Sara The West Australian, 23 March 1999
Bromfield, David The West Australian, 3 April 1999
DiCero, Lyn (ed) Speaking of Success, Artists Chronicle, April/May 2000.
McGrath, Judith www.artseeninwa.com 2002
Emery, Kate, The Guardian Express, 2007
Spencer, Ric, The West Australian, 2007
Qantas Magazine, 2007
Morrison, Louise, Closet Circus: Works From the Horn Collection, Fremantle Press, 2008
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