Helen McCullagh
Nicolas Chen
Nicolas Chen is an emerging artist in the Australian art scene. Primarily an oil painter trained in tonal realism, he uses this style to explore various genres , including still life, landscape, and portraiture. Nicolas began his formal training at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and then furthered his training at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Nicolas’ work has been well received in numerous art competitions in Australia, including placing as a finalist in the EMSLA 2019, as a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 2020, and as the winner of the prestigious A.M.E Bale travelling scholarship in 2018.
58 x 58 cm Oil on linen mounted onto wooden veneer $1900
60 x 58 cm Oil on linen mounted onto wooden veneer $1900
Nicolas Chen
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Born, 1988 Melbourne, Australia
Education
2018 Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne, Australia
2011 - 2014 Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2007 - 2010 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia
Awards / Achievements
2020 Lethbridge 20000, Finalist
2019 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Finalist
2018 A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize, Major Award recipient
2018 Victorian Artist Society, Portrait Exhibition, Highly Commended
2018 Cambridge Studio Gallery, "Who is looking at you?" Portrait Prize, Finalist
2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Semi-finalist
2015 Cliftons art prize, Melbourne, Australia, Finalist
2014 A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize, Finalist
2014 Fourth year prize recipient, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2014 Diploma of Fine Art, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2013 Studio Assistant Teaching Scholarship, Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2010 Diploma of Fine Art, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia
2009 Julian Ashton Art School, Full time Scholarship, Sydney, Australia
2008 Joshua Smith Drawing Prize, Sydney, Australia