Anna Schwartz Gallery will honour the life and work of Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist and seminal figure in contemporary Australian abstraction, John Nixon (b 1949), who has passed away following a year-long illness. In memoriam of the artist, Anna Schwartz, founder of Anna Schwartz Gallery, who has held a valued, close friendship with the artist throughout his career, has announced she will extend the institutional-scale solo exhibition currently installed at the Gallery until the end of 2020.

“John has been a fundamental artist and source of inspiration for me in the gallery; a friend for 35 years whose support and enthusiasm have been generously given to all who he has worked with. As I assured him on the last day of his life, his work will endure and I am privileged to be part of making it so. John’s beautiful exhibition Groups + Pairs 2016-2020 will remain in the main gallery until the end of this year as a tribute, a memoriam and a great experience for all who visit”, said Anna Schwartz.

The exhibition Groups + Pairs 2016 – 2020, will remain on view at Anna Schwartz Gallery until the end of this year. The exhibition features 116 new and existing works and is a dedication to this leading Australian artist who is known for his elegant experiments in non-objective painting.

Image: Groups + Pairs 2016 – 2020, 2020, Installation view, Anna Schwartz Gallery