Gertrude Studio Artist

Nick Mangan

A Geology for Commodification 2001
PVC, polypropylene, plastics, wheelie bin
Prototype for Brain Damage 2002
PVC sheeting, zinc nuts and bolts, stuctural ply
Prototype for Brain Damage (detail) 2002
PVC sheeting, zinc nuts and bolts, structural ply
Getting Twiggy With It 2002
balsa wood
Cylinder Moulds (detail) 2000
recycled cardboard in in readymade cardboard drum, steel clamps
Plastic Wallmould 2001
PVC, polypropylene, plastic clamps, pine, melamine

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Nick Mangan completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Victorian College of Arts in 2000. He has presented individual exhibitions at Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne 2002; Penthouse & Pavement, Melbourne 2001; Building 12, RMIT, Melbourne 2000; Tenement Gallery, Melbourne 1999; and Momenta Arts Festival, Geelong 1998. In 2002, Nick participated in a number of group exhibitions including In the Making, 1st Floor, Melbourne; Pure Negativity, Westspace, Melbourne; Mutable Spaces, Metro Arts, Brisbane; Only the Lonely, Block Gallery, Sydney; Why do Birds Suddenly Appear, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney. Other group exhibitions have included Hatched, Perth Institute for Contemporary Art, Perth 2001; and Departure, Bus Gallery, Melbourne 2001. Nick is a founding member of Bus Gallery and is represented by Sutton Gallery.