Biography

Nick Pont (b.1987) graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Newcastle in 2013, his studies focused on painting, drawing and experimental photography. Between 2013 and 2018 Pont was based in Sydney and held exhibitions influenced by local folk lore, the Australian desert, and expeditions to Asia. During this time, he continued informal drawing study with Dr David Middlebrook. He now lives and works as an artist and arts worker in the Bellingen Shire, Gumbaynggirr Country with his wife and three children.

Nick Pont’s narrative-based work often references art historical while shifting between themes of utopianism and transcendence in society and nature. Nick’s trajectory is to continue growing, exploring, to find his work in places he did not seek.

Pont has been included in numerous residencies and prizes including the Art Park/ Linnaeus Byron Bay residency, the Fishers Ghost Prize, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Northern Exposure and the Waverley Prize. His work is held in private collections across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America.

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