Is centred on ‘interaction’ as a sculptural strategy. With installations to engage and immerse audiences in playful, site-specific experiences, revealing the interventional capacity of art. Many of her works have an anthropomorphic quality, subtly growing out of the landscape to give spaces a unique sense of place and homeliness.

Is a interdisciplinary artist, melding sculptural expertise with a diverse range of ephemeral practices, of new media, site-specific installations and interventions. Central to her artistic ethos is ‘Interaction’ as a sculptural strategy.

Imbued with a passion for immersive experiences, Nicole crafts artworks that beckon the audience not just to observe but to partake actively. Her creations serve as portals, inviting viewers to step into a realm where visceral encounters unfold, allowing them the agency to engage and influence the art-work’s evolution.

A graduate of Seven Hills Art School and the Griffith School of Art with a Masters in Visual Arts (2001), Nicole delves into the natural cycles, corporeal rhythms, and the intricate tapestry of human relationships and communication. Her spatial-temporal creations transcend mere visual en-gagement, embracing sight, hearing, and touch to foster intimate connections between the audience, the artwork, and fellow participants within the exhibiting space. Nicole’s art transcends the boundaries of mere observation, transforming into a multisensory voyage, encouraging a profound engagement with the essence of the art and the spaces it inhabits. She has exhibited Nationally – Contour – 556 Canberra Art Biennial 2022, Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2018, Solo exhibition Lobby Play at the Institute of Modern Art Brisbane 2004, Wandering Patterns, Sydney Olympic Park Bicentenary 2013. Internationally awarded, the Studio Residency in Milan in 2004 and again to Liverpool UK in 2014 from the Australia Council for her ongoing research into spontaneous sculptures, walking projects and large outdoor sculpture parks. She has been commis-sioned to create large LAND art works that engage their audience such as The Green Room for Kan-garoo Point Park in Brisbane 2010. And various temporary public art projects that include her ‘pocket park’ series of works of Mountain Ranges of Lounges affectionately known as Mounges. Engaged as a lead artist for the Dalby Billycan Project of Walking supported by the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors. She recently 2022 was awarded overall prize at Sculptures on the Edge for her XOXO Mounges. Since 2018

Group Exhibition

2024 About space / About PLace Curated by Kevin Wilson,                              Caloundra Regional Gallery

           MOON Walks Lake Burley Griffin ACT Localjinni

2022 + 23 Canberra Biennale – Shirin Yuko walking with

          Localjinni in the Cork Forest for the Canberra Arboretum

2020  Local Content  Prize Caloundra Regional Gallery

2019  Dalby Billycan Project – M.A.D.E Walking

2018 LSB LORNESCULPTURE BIENNALE, Victoria

2016  RESOLVE Blindside Gallery Melbourne

2013  WANDERING PATTERNS Sydney Olympic Park

2012  ART with ALTITUDE Brisbane Airport Corporation

           WILD THING – Landscape Ipswich Regional Gallery

           GREEN NATION Artisan Gallery Brisbane

2011  HOME GROWN Project Design Institute of Australia

           TREELINE Caloundra Regional Gallery

2010  LANDscapers CAST Gallery, Hobart Collaboration with

           Artist Elizabeth Woods

2009  INHABIT: Ideas for Better Living Brisbane City Council

           Museum of Brisbane

2008  BLURRED BOUNDARIES Travelling exhibition – Kick

           Arts Cairns and  Artisan

2007  GIFT of COLOUR Mondo Arte’ Gallery Dubai Austrade

           SUFFERANCE Women’s Artist BooksQLDState Library

2006  FLOATING LAND Noosa Regional Gallery | The Woods

2005  TEMPERATURE QLD Sculptural Survey MoB

           TACTILE Art Object Gallery Sydney

2004  FLOATING LAND Noosa Regional Gallery

2003  FRINGE FESTIVAL Melbourne

           PRIMARY THOUGHTS Collaboration Elizabeth Woods

2002  FLOATING LAND Noosa Regional Gallery

           Visible Darkness Melville St Space, Brisbane

           Chemin de’ Art Site Specific Project St Flour France

Commissions

2024 Canberra Biennale – Shirin Yuko walking with Local jinni

         LANDscan animation in collaboration with Dr Alexander                       Hunter ANU School of Music and Poet Melinda Smith                             [spoken word]

2023 TRACE Biennale West End Brisbane CBD

         Homegrown Horizon Festival Where to from here?

2022 WALKlines & CliqueT Blacktown City Council

2021  RUNlines Blacktown International Sports Park

2018  MOUNGING from the Heart Yarrabilba QLD

2016  POD inflatable space Horizons Festival Sunshine Coast

          MOUNGING on ALBERT Brisbane City Council

2015  MOUNGING & BLOOMING Lenah Valley Tasmania       

          Concept Design

2014  RIPPLESCAPE play, Kings Square, PERTH CBD

2013  BLOOMING RUG Bicentenary Sydney Olympic Park

2012  I-LAND with Grassy Knolls Art with Altitude Brisbane

          WILD THINGS LANDSCAPE Ipswich Regional Gallery

2010  THE GREEN ROOM, AFFOREST and A Study:

          Different Ways of Being, Kangaroo Pt Park

2009  LANDscapers ART+PLACE Temporary Project with

          Artisan temporary install in 6 CBD sites

          ESCAPESPACE Inhabit Ideas for Better Living: MoB

2008  CROWNING GLORY Skilled Stadium Gold Coast

2007  TRANSPORT HUB Concept Design

2006  SUFFERANCE Artist Book State Library

Employment

2024 TAFE Teaching [Casual] Southbank Campus

Arts consultant – Public Art Master Plans development projects

2021-24    Sessional Lecturer USC Creative Industries Design

2019 – 22       Arts Curator and Teaching Artist Montessori International College

2018  – 22       Board Member on the Sunshine Coast Arts Advisory Board

2017         LECTURER Central Queensland University: Pre-service teachers ‘How to Teach in the Arts’

2011-13    GROOMING my espalier Trees in Kangaroo Pt Park, Brisbane for the Brisbane City Council

2005         LECTURER Central Queensland University: Bachelor of Creative Enterprise

                 FLOATING LAND: Master Class workshops working in the Landscape

2004         CREATIVE REGIONS: Master Class workshops in Public Art Bundaberg City Council and Regional Gallery

                 TWEED ART GALLERY: Master Class workshops in Public Art Tweed Shire Council

                 GUEST SPEAKER: Innovation in Sustainable Public Placemaking, Tweed Shire Council

                 LECTURER: CSIT TAFE Photography and Ceramic department, Art Theory, Conceptual and Professional Practice

2003         LECTURER: ‘ONSITE’ a pilot project of flexible delivery of art to disadvantaged and disabled youth, Noosa

                 Artist in Schools TALARA Primary College

2002         GUEST SPEAKER Fathoming Sculpture Symposium, Gold Coast City Gallery

                 LECTURER CSIT TAFE Short-term training, Marketing and business of your arts practice

                 LECTURER Griffith University Logan Campus Art Education Unit, pre-service teachers in the arts

                 PUBLIC ART STRATEGY assisting in writing the commissioning guidelines & integrated cultural opportunities

                 assessment for Deception Bay, Moreton Shire Council

                 LECTURER CSIT TAFE Certificate III in Photography, Arts in Context

2001         EDUCATION OFFICER Queensland Art Gallery 3 year part-time

                 Artist in Schools Alexandra College and Federal State College

                 PUBLIC ART Project Management for Nambour and Redcliffe TAFE Campus’s

                 tappinonthepipes.com Access and Youth Arts Project, Cooroy Butter Factory

2000       CSIT TAFE Adult Education Lecturer in community education programs

Curatorship

PAMP – public art consultation for the development for Sippy Creek.

Curator Professional Development Program with Hamish Sawyer ‘Liminal States’ Lockup Space Maroochydore

‘IN-TRANSIT’ Noosa Transit Centre Public Art brief, placement, procurement and program

‘OFF THE WALL’ Nambour Wall – concept development Howard Street

‘BRANCH’ Art Built In project for Queensland Health – Breast Screen Clinic

‘Seeking the Centre’ Spirituality and Art, Noosa Regional Gallery

Curatorial LAB, Queensland Artworkers Alliance Master classes with Gertrude Street and Metro Arts

STRAND EPHEMERA development of the outdoor sculpture project along the Strand in Townsville (2km)

Curator SCULPTURE BY THE SEA  – A SEA CHANGE national series (2km) Noosa Beach key event for the Olympic Arts Festival

Other Professional Commitments

Board Member – Sunshine Coast Arts Advisory Board (Alumni )

Board Member Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance + Creative Cabinet | Visual Arts (past)

Board Member ‘Imagineers Festival’ Montessori International College Maroochydore, QLD (past)

MIC Arts Reference Council (past)

REFERENCE GROUP

Gold Coast Arts Precinct (past)

Board Member artSync [now old Ambo] (past)

Craft, Design + Museum Panel Member Arts Qld (past)

Board Member Italian School Committee (past)

Reference group Public Art Project Manager (past]