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"Nerida de Jong was born in I945 in Sydney/Australia. From the age of three she was drawing and painting knowing that art would dominate her life. She joined the National School of Art in Sydney/ majoring in fine arts.
Her first one woman show was in Devonport Tasmania and later displayed her work in a number of mixed exhibitions in Sydney including the Sydney Morning Herald Art Prize and the Portia Geach Memorial Prize for women.
As well as portraiture/ sketches and paintings Nerida has been commissioned for design work. She has also won many art prizes including the North Coast Art Awards and the Southern Cross Festival of Arts.
For most of her married life she and her family of four children frequently travelled the world spending time in France the Cook Islands and the Greek islands, etc..
She lives in St Cirq Lapopie in France for part of the year and returns to the North Coast of New South Wales for part of the year .
Nerida’s latest paintings are centred in and around her home in France in the delightful Village – St Circ Lapopie. Her paintings are rich in colour and show an exceptional vibrancy with her depiction of fabrics.
Everyday objects become items of beauty. "
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