Nick Heynsbergh is a visual artist working across a range of media including painting, drawing and printmaking. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours at RMIT in 2013. He has held solo exhibitions at various galleries in Melbourne, and participated in local and international group shows.
In 2020 and 2021 he was an exhibiting finalist in a number of art prizes, and was highly commended by the judges in the Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize, Elaine Birmingham Watercolour Prize and National Capital Art Prize.
Recently, his practice has reflected on experiences and memories relating to queer identity, with the aim to encourage viewers to engage with the lived experiences and perspectives of members of the LGBTIQA+ community. Additionally, his works aim to promote the sharing of experiences between LGBTIQA+ viewers to generate new community bonds and strengthen existing ones.
Image: RACV and Rob Blackburn
I acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners and Elders—past, present and emerging of the Boon Wurrung nation on which I live and work.
Sovereignty never ceded.