- Unfamiliar Territory - Angus Nivison at NERAM, 31 July to 18 October, 2026 Armidale, New England NSW
- "Some artists are pitifully exposed by a survey or retrospective... Nivison, however, is a painter who seems to grow in stature when the work of two decades is brought together in one place." John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald
- Personal Structures - 9 May until 22 November, 2026. Organised by the European Cultural Centre Italy in Venice, held alongside the Venice Art Biennale in the Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy
- Next Sydney show for Angus 'Orbit' at Utopia Art Sydney September 19 - October 24, 2026
- If you are interested in acquiring a work by Angus please contact Utopia Art Sydney
"Some artists are pitifully exposed by a survey or retrospective... Nivison, however, is a painter who seems to grow in stature when the work of two decades is brought together in one place."
John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald
John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald
Five decades. One extraordinary career
NERAM is proud to present this landmark survey exhibition of acclaimed Australian painter Angus Nivison. 'Unfamiliar Territory' runs until 18 October, 2026.
From his powerful abstract responses to the New England landscape to the emotional force of colour and memory, this is a rare chance to experience the evolution of one of Australia's most significant contemporary painters.
The exhibition includes landmark works such as Remembering Rain, winner of the 2022 Wynne Prize, alongside major paintings from the Art Gallery of NSW, NERAM, Utopia Art Sydney and private collections. Together these works reveal an artist responding to the environment and emotional complexities of contemporary life, while remaining committed to beauty, mystery and the transformative possibilities of painting.
Curated by NERAM Director Rachael Parsons, Unfamiliar Territory is the culmination of nearly a decade of conversations and collaboration with the artist.
"Angus has developed a visual language that is entirely his own. His paintings ask us not simply to look at the landscape, but to feel it, to experience its beauty, uncertainty and emotional resonance. This exhibition celebrates an extraordinary career while revealing the remarkable consistency of his vision and the depth of his engagement with the world around him."
The exhibition unfolds across two galleries, creating a carefully considered journey through Nivison's practice. The opening gallery brings together works dominated by expansive fields of black, where colour emerges with heightened intensity and emotional force. In contrast, the second gallery opens into luminous, richly coloured paintings that reveal another dimension of the artist's practice. This progression reflects the breadth of Nivison's painterly language while highlighting the emotional power of colour, light and atmosphere across his work.
A significant publication has also been produced to coincide with the exhibition.
Unfamiliar Territory: Angus Nivison has been developed in collaboration between New England Regional Art Gallery and Utopia Art Sydney and has been sponsored by the Friends of NERAM and Packsaddle.
NERAM is proud to present this landmark survey exhibition of acclaimed Australian painter Angus Nivison. 'Unfamiliar Territory' runs until 18 October, 2026.
From his powerful abstract responses to the New England landscape to the emotional force of colour and memory, this is a rare chance to experience the evolution of one of Australia's most significant contemporary painters.
The exhibition includes landmark works such as Remembering Rain, winner of the 2022 Wynne Prize, alongside major paintings from the Art Gallery of NSW, NERAM, Utopia Art Sydney and private collections. Together these works reveal an artist responding to the environment and emotional complexities of contemporary life, while remaining committed to beauty, mystery and the transformative possibilities of painting.
Curated by NERAM Director Rachael Parsons, Unfamiliar Territory is the culmination of nearly a decade of conversations and collaboration with the artist.
"Angus has developed a visual language that is entirely his own. His paintings ask us not simply to look at the landscape, but to feel it, to experience its beauty, uncertainty and emotional resonance. This exhibition celebrates an extraordinary career while revealing the remarkable consistency of his vision and the depth of his engagement with the world around him."
The exhibition unfolds across two galleries, creating a carefully considered journey through Nivison's practice. The opening gallery brings together works dominated by expansive fields of black, where colour emerges with heightened intensity and emotional force. In contrast, the second gallery opens into luminous, richly coloured paintings that reveal another dimension of the artist's practice. This progression reflects the breadth of Nivison's painterly language while highlighting the emotional power of colour, light and atmosphere across his work.
A significant publication has also been produced to coincide with the exhibition.
Unfamiliar Territory: Angus Nivison has been developed in collaboration between New England Regional Art Gallery and Utopia Art Sydney and has been sponsored by the Friends of NERAM and Packsaddle.
A huge thank you to Walcha Gallery of Art
Thrilled to be participating in the 2026 Personal Structures Exhibition, the prestigious biennial contemporary art exhibition organized by the European Cultural Centre Italy in Venice - is now underway alongside the Venice Art Biennale at Palazzo Mora.
Walcha Gallery of Art is presenting a three-panel painting, "Promise" (200 x 540 cm), by Angus, courtesy of Utopia Art Sydney.
Special gratitude to Walcha’s own Carley McLaren, who personally travelled to Venice to oversee the safe delivery and installation of this work.
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Thrilled to be participating in the 2026 Personal Structures Exhibition, the prestigious biennial contemporary art exhibition organized by the European Cultural Centre Italy in Venice - is now underway alongside the Venice Art Biennale at Palazzo Mora.
Walcha Gallery of Art is presenting a three-panel painting, "Promise" (200 x 540 cm), by Angus, courtesy of Utopia Art Sydney.
Special gratitude to Walcha’s own Carley McLaren, who personally travelled to Venice to oversee the safe delivery and installation of this work.
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"Promise" 2008 Acrylic, Gesso, Charcoal & Pigment on Canvas 200x540cm, Palazzo Mora
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"Promise" 2008 Acrylic, Gesso, Charcoal & Pigment on Canvas 200x540cm, Palazzo Mora
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Pleased to announce the next Sydney show for Angus at Utopia Art Sydney, more details to follow …
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About Angus Nivison:
Angus Nivison is inspired by the natural surroundings of his property in the northern tablelands of NSW. Through his paintings he explores landscape, memory and the human condition.
Angus was born in the New England area at Walcha where he grew up. Walcha is cold, hard country. Nivison has lived on a working property in Walcha his whole life, knowing everyone around him, witnessing the cycles of life and death.
“The most recent Nivison works include trademark brooding blacks, darker groups of colours that reflect recent effects of climate change plus what he’s seen around him and what he’s felt from the wider, more challenged world.
“Amongst the blacks and greys, are splashes of bright open colour. His brushwork is sweeping, the hand is clear, the mark making expressive, and he is in control. These are paintings of what has been and the premonition of what may come.
“There are also tantalising pink paintings, where a sun shines with a beacon of hope, and a romantic vision only adds to the deep forces that now run through Nivison’s work.
“This Australia is not of gum trees but of an ancient landscape full of magic and secrets and dark power that only Angus Nivison can make us feel and see.
”Angus Nivison has been an important part of Australian art since the 70s and his impressive debut with Anne Lewis’ famously influential Galley A.
Angus Nivison won the Wynne Prize in 2002. His work is part of most major Australian museum and private collections; he’s been represented by leading contemporary galleries; Gallery A, Bloomfield, Coventry Gallery, BBA and Utopia Art Sydney: had 30 solo and 116 group shows; and is a multi-year finalist for both Wynne and Archibald prizes.
Click here for more information about "Angus Nivison - A Survey" curated by Sandra McMahon, Director of Tamworth Regional Gallery. This show opened at The Tamworth Regional Gallery 16 June, 2012 and concluded at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney in February 2013. Read reviews of the Survey Show and view catalogue.
Angus Nivison is inspired by the natural surroundings of his property in the northern tablelands of NSW. Through his paintings he explores landscape, memory and the human condition.
Angus was born in the New England area at Walcha where he grew up. Walcha is cold, hard country. Nivison has lived on a working property in Walcha his whole life, knowing everyone around him, witnessing the cycles of life and death.
“The most recent Nivison works include trademark brooding blacks, darker groups of colours that reflect recent effects of climate change plus what he’s seen around him and what he’s felt from the wider, more challenged world.
“Amongst the blacks and greys, are splashes of bright open colour. His brushwork is sweeping, the hand is clear, the mark making expressive, and he is in control. These are paintings of what has been and the premonition of what may come.
“There are also tantalising pink paintings, where a sun shines with a beacon of hope, and a romantic vision only adds to the deep forces that now run through Nivison’s work.
“This Australia is not of gum trees but of an ancient landscape full of magic and secrets and dark power that only Angus Nivison can make us feel and see.
”Angus Nivison has been an important part of Australian art since the 70s and his impressive debut with Anne Lewis’ famously influential Galley A.
Angus Nivison won the Wynne Prize in 2002. His work is part of most major Australian museum and private collections; he’s been represented by leading contemporary galleries; Gallery A, Bloomfield, Coventry Gallery, BBA and Utopia Art Sydney: had 30 solo and 116 group shows; and is a multi-year finalist for both Wynne and Archibald prizes.
Click here for more information about "Angus Nivison - A Survey" curated by Sandra McMahon, Director of Tamworth Regional Gallery. This show opened at The Tamworth Regional Gallery 16 June, 2012 and concluded at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney in February 2013. Read reviews of the Survey Show and view catalogue.