▁works ▁by ▁ 3 4 ▁artists ▁including ▁Barbara ▁He p worth , ▁Henry ▁Moore , ▁Paul ▁Nash , ▁ ▁and ▁Ben ▁Nich ol son ; ▁a ▁Bal inese ▁art ▁show , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Masters , ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁prints ▁including ▁Bra que , ▁Kle e , ▁K ok os ch ka , ▁Od ilon ▁Red on , ▁Dal í ▁and ▁Modern ▁French ▁Art ▁which ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁Bra que , ▁Joan ▁Mir ó ▁and ▁Pic asso . ▁Not anda ▁Gallery ▁also ▁presented ▁solo ▁exhib itions ▁by ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁Des ider ius ▁Or ban . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁' 5 0 s , ▁Pl ate ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁board ▁member ▁and ▁exhib itor ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Society ▁( Austral ia ). ▁ ▁Pl ate ▁had ▁ 2 8 ▁solo ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁non - fig ur ative ▁artist ▁to ▁have ▁solo ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁at ▁the ▁Le ic ester ▁Gall eries , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁Kn ap ik ▁Gallery , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁which ▁included ▁Graph ▁Seg ments ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁numerous ▁group ▁exhib itions ▁including ▁Contempor ary ▁Australian ▁P ain ting ▁which ▁tou red ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Rec ent ▁Australian ▁P ain ting ▁at ▁the ▁White ch ap el ▁Gallery , ▁Australian ▁Contempor ary ▁Art