Nicholas Harding is represented in The National Gallery of Australia, The Art Gallery of NSW, as well 
as many other important Australian collections. He was awarded the Archibald prize in 2001 with his 
portrait of actor John Bell as King Lear, and has been a regular finalist in the Archibald, Wynne and 
Sulman prizes. Nicholas Harding is well known for his thick impasto application over the canvas.