Tributes have flooded social media channels this week, as news hit that Melbourne artist John Nixon passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning (18 August) after a year-long struggle with leukaemia.
Nixon (b.1949) was 70.
He was deeply celebrated as an influential Australian abstract artist, and leading exponent of radical modernism, constructivism and non-objective art. He was also an incredible mentor, teacher and collaborator – touching several generations in the art scene with his rigour and generosity.
