Artists statement
Born in 1921, Keith Nichol (1921-1979) studied at the National Gallery of Victoria School and later in Europe and the UK. He first met Arthur Boyd at the Murrumbeena state school, later joining him on painting trips. Nichol exhibited with the Social Realist Group in Melbourne from 1953 to 1967, and also exhibited in Queensland and South Australia. Works by Keith Nichol are held by the Heide Museum of Modern Art and University of Melbourne Art Collection.
