Nicholas William Draffin b. 25 October 1943

  • Curator ,
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Nicholas Draffin, who started his career as Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Victoria, was the first Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was also an artist, painting meticulous icons in the Orthodox tradition and also Easter eggs
Tags: Prints and drawings, Icons, Easter Eggs

Citations

  • Joanna Mendelssohn (17 July 1995), 'A curator of generous scholarship (obituary)’.

  • Frances Lindsay (4 August 1995), 'Scholarly icon of Australia’s art scene. -Obituary of Nicholas Draffin curator and icon painter’.