About the Artist

Short Bio

Nick Coulson (b. 1973, Melbourne) is a Brisbane based artist whose paintings explore everyday objects and surrounds - these tend to be small, mostly domestic and often overlooked.

Nick has been a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize (2024), Clayton Utz Art Award (2024), Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), Hawkesbury Art Prize (2021), Stanthorpe Art Prize (2021) and the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (2018 and 2019). 

Nick has been part of group exhibitions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and his work is held in private collections in Australia and overseas.

Online exhibitions

2023     ‘ACB Selects’ with National Emerging Art Prize

2022     ‘Things you keep’

Selected Group exhibitions

2024     ‘National Emerging Art Prize' at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

2024     ‘Clayton Utz Art Award’ at Riparian Plaza, Brisbane 

2023     ‘Christmas Exhibition’ with Lethbridge Gallery at Riparian Plaza, Brisbane

2023     ‘Still Life Group Show’ at Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane 

2022     ‘Summer salon’ at Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney

2022     ‘Softly, Softly’ at Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney 

2019     ‘Spring Salon’ at Otomys Contemporary, Melbourne 

2019     ‘Artists for Moreton Bay’ - Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane

Awards / Prizes

2024    National Emerging Art Prize - Finalist

2024    Clayton Utz Art Award - Finalist

2023    Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize - Finalist

2022    Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize - Finalist

2021    Hawkesbury Art Prize - Finalist

2021    Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize - Finalist

2021    Stanthorpe Art Prize - Finalist

2020    Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize - Finalist

2019    Eutick Memorial Still Life Award - Finalist

2018    Byron Arts Magazine Art Prize - Honourable mention

2018    Eutick Memorial Still Life Award - Finalist

2018    Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize - Commendation

2018    Milburn Art Prize - Finalist

2017    Art Piece Gallery 30x30 Art Prize - Winner - Best Still Life

Publications

House and Garden Magazine, December 2023. 'Stroke of genius' article.

InsideOut Magazine, April 2022. Issue 206. 'Super green' article, Pg55.

Byron Arts Magazine, Summer 20. Issue 18. Artwork for 2020 BAM Art Prize.

Byron Arts Magazine, Winter 20. Issue 17. Artists respond to isolation, Pg 51.

Byron Arts Magazine, Summer 18. Issue 12. Artwork for 2018 BAM Art Prize, Pg 8.