Bio
Nick Herd, born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, is currently based in Sydney Australia. Painting has always been a part of Herd’s life – gradually taking over – as his practice explores what it means to be human. Herd’s current practice depicts abstracted human subjects and floral arrangements, both representing a captivating study of existence. His energetic brushstrokes preserve a subtle interplay of emotion, vulnerability, and a resilience that define living species. Herd’s work is characterised by expressionistic mark making and unrefined – sometimes grotesque – figurative depiction which navigate the tensions between embodiment and liminality. His thick gestural application of paint, explores the performative nature of painting and the physical discharge of energy and anxiety; where the subject becomes a vessel for contemplating the human experience.
Herd undertook a Bachelor in Art and Design at AUT and recent His solo exhibitions include ‘Dear Georgie, I’ve been painting’, Jerico Contemporary, Sydney, Australia (2023), ‘She Loves You’, Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne, Australia (2022), ‘Bloom’, Parlour Projects, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (2021), and ‘Fool on a Hill’, Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne, Australia (2017). His selected group exhibitions include, ‘Group Show’, Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne, Australia (2017) and ‘We Are The Ones’, Copenhagen (2017).