Nicholas Harding
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Nicholas Harding (1956- ), Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2001 with a portrait of John Bell as King Lear. He also won the people's choice award at the 2005 Archbald, with "Bob's Daily Swim". He has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize for eleven years in a row, from 1994 to 2005.
He was born in England, and came to Australia in 1965. He was exhibited in the finalists for the Sulman Prize in 1981 and 2003.
He won the Dobell Prize in 2001 with Eddy Avenue (3)
His painting Robert Drewe (in the swell) 2006 was in the 2006 Archibald Prize finalists