NICI WRIGHT
Nici is an award winning practicing artist based in Castlemaine. Her works move across different mediums, genres and fields from design, ceramics, fine arts, sculpture, installation, materials, fashion, found and recycled, teaching and facilitating, constructing and inventing. The works move from the wearable to the small and large scale outdoor works and installations. She works both individually and collaboratively.
Nici's fascinated by Connection. Finding it. Creating it. Making it. Through surface and texture, repetition and pattern, what lies beneath and what connects it all. The story, our stories. The places that creativity opens. From our micro biologies to the quantum nature of our universe and beyond. That fine, invisible thread that runs through everything and makes all possible.
Studio 10
Lot 19
Po Box 1187
Castlemaine VIC 3450
Nici Wright (b. 1972 Aus)
nici.wright@gmail.com I http://www.niciwright.com I 0439 481 972
EDUCATION
2016 NEIS Small Business Management, NMWmade - Bendigo VIC
2004 Art in Public - Creative Minds Caloundra City Council QLD 2004 Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment, Vic Morrissey Training QLD 2002-2003 Advanced Diploma in Ceramics, Cooroy Butter Factory CSIT QLD 1999 NEIS Small Business Management, Caboolture Business Enterprise Centre QLD 1997 Certificate II in Fine Arts, Cooroy Butter Factory CSIT QLD 1996 Certificate in Screen Printing, Nambour CSIT QLD 1995 Certificate in Sculpture & Bronzing I & II, Cooroy Butter Factory CSIT QLD
1991 Bachelor of Sciences (deferred) La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC
EXHIBITIONS
2017-16-1514-13-12 The Shape of Love, Ghost heart and Grace, Mystery I, II, III, Home, Your Game and Dancing Queen, Catching Time -Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot 19 Castlemaine VIC
2016 Niche, Siteworks - Bundanon Trust Illaroo NSW
2015 Future / Hindsight - Lot 19, Castlemaine State Festival VIC 2014 Practice - Lot 19 Castlemaine VIC
2014-12 Arts Open - Open Studio - Studio 10, Lot 19 Castlemaine VIC
2014 Rockdale Outdoor Gallery and Art Exhibition - Rockdale NSW
2013 We are all made of star stuff - Lot 19 Castlemaine State Festival VIC 2010 Gold Coast Sculpture Festival - Southport QLD 2007-8-9 Selected Venues - Sunshine Coast QLD
2008-9 Hard to be Soft - Fusions Gallery - Brisbane QLD
2008 Adults Only - Culture Gallery, Peregian QLD 2006-7 Artisan Gallery - Craft Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 2006 Brilliant Facets - Craft Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 2005-4-3 Swell - Currumbin Beach, QLD 2005 Clay Expectations - Skepsi Gallery - Melbourne, VIC 2004 Contemporary Furniture Exhibition - Cooroy Butter Factory, QLD 2004 Envelope - Detroit Film Centre, MI 2003 Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi Beach, NSW
2003 Cache - Graduate Exhibition Cooroy Butter Factory, QLD
2003 Seeking the Centre - Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD
2002 Mooloolaba Arts Festival - Mooloolaba QLD
2001 Dancing Down the Light - The Bright Room, San Francisco, CA 2000 The Barnovart - Solo, Yandina QLD
2000 Mannerfish - Main Art Tree, Pacific Paradise QLD
1999 Caloundra Arts Festival - Maroochy Arts Festival QLD
1998 Sculpture by the Sea - Noosa Beach, QLD
1998 Glasshouse Arts Festival - Glasshouse Mountains, QLD
1998 Colour Blind - Solo, Three Shell Restaurant Coolum QLD
1997 Straight Images - Tate Gallery Noosaville QLD
1997 Facets - Cooroy Butter Factory QLD
COLLECTIONS Private collection, Mannheim Germany Private collection, San Francisco CA Private collection, Beverley Hills LA Private collections, Melbourne, Albury, Castlemaine, Tyabb, VIC Private collections, Sunshine Coast, Maroochy Council, QLD Private collections, Vancouva Canada
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2017 Workshop Facilitation - Benalla Festival, Benalla VIC 2017 Fire Sculptures, Iron Horse Fire Festival - Newstaed VIC
2013-17 Workshop Facilitator and Artist in Residence for I AM - Sunnyhaven - Kogarah, NSW 2014-16 Workshop Facilitator and Exhibition Curator - Skilling in Belonging - Loddon Prison, Castlemaine VIC 2014-15 Workshop Facilitator, River Rites - Punctum - Berri SA 2014-15 Props and Mask Design - Before and Beyond Opening - Castlemaine State Festival VIC 2014 Workshop Facilitator - Studio 10 Lot 19 - Castlemaine VIC 2013-15 Directors Assistant - Maison De Folie Concept Development, Punctum - Mons Belgium EU 2012-13 Props and Costume Design - Cornucopia Opening - Castlemaine State Festival VIC 2013-14 Workshop Facilitator - Mount Alexander Shire Council Vic 2013 Wardrobe and Costume - Brazen Hussy - Cat Empire Music Video- Melbourne VIC 2013 Wardrobe - V-Line Short Film, Castlemaine VIC 2013 Workshop Facilitator - Wearable Art, Ulrike Designs, Castlemaine VIC 2012-14 Artists Assistant - Art Play Workshops and Mosaic Installation, Helen Bodycomb Mosaics Melb VIC 2003-11 Private Art Tutor and Workshop Facilitator, Sunshine Coast QLD 2004-10 Workshop Facilitator, Spark Festival Creative Arts Conference, Stanwell Park NSW 2006-7 Workshop Facilitator - Stage Building Ceramic Project, Mooloolaba State Primary School QLD 2005 Teacher and Tutor - Access Arts, Cooloola Sunshine Institute Tafe CSIT, Nambour QLD 2004 Arts Administrator - Splash Festival, Maroochy Shire Council, Nambour QLD 2004 Workshop Facilitator - Jubal Youth Art Workshops, Jubal Community, Tabulam NSW 2003 - 8 Artists Assistant - Barry Tate, Cooroy QLD
2002-2004 Workshop Facilitator - Creative Juice Workshop, Luther Heights Youth Camp, Coolum QLD 2001 Visual Arts Director - Mad Mardi Gras, Maroochy Shire Council Maroochydore QLD 2001-2005 Workshop Facilitator - Nambour Refuge House, Nambour QLD 2000-2001 Workshop Facilitator - Spiral Association (Disabilities) Yandina, Nambour QLD 2000-2001 Teacher - Australian Acting Academy, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast QLD 1999-2002 Facilitator, Consultant - The Barnovart, Yandina QLD 1998-2003 Consultant - Regional Arts Development Fund, Maroochy Shire Council QLD 1994-1999 Artist’s Model - Sunshine Coast QLD
CURATORIAL
Before and Beyond - Skilling in Belonging - Loddon Prison VIC Jubal Country - Jubal Communty - Tabulam NSW Voices - Peter Rowe Arts - Coloundra QLD
Words of Paint - Peter Rowe - Coloundra QLD
COMMISSIONS
2016 Steel Chandelier - The Village Winter Festival - Castlemaine VIC
2013-14 Habadash - Jewelry 2005-13 Half Noons Jewelry - Ceramic and Vintage 2004-11 Inks on Canvas 2003-5 Real Mad Film Festival - Noosa Long Weekend QLD 2002 Atlantis Penthouse - Marcoola QLD 2001 Dancing Down The Light - Newport, CA Organic Form - Clear Lake, CA 2001 Noosa Fish Tales - Penrith, Sydney NSW 2000 Mirrors - Sunshine Coast, QLD 1999-2000 Raw Diversity - Noosa, Brisbane, Gold Coast QLD
1999 Pakti Banner - Nambour, Mountain Creek, Maroochy Shire Council QLD 1998 Lover’s Seat - Woombye QLD Camille’s Ship - Woombye QLD 1998 Peace Sculpture - North Arm Primary School QLD 1998 Serpent Youth Mural – Caloundra Library QLD
AWARDS
2016 Castlemaine Art Museum Award and Bendigo Pottery Award - Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot 19 Castlemaine 2014 Peoples Choice and Harmony Awareness Prize - Rockdale Outdoor Gallery Prize - Rockdale NSW 2013 Tonks Prize - Spring Sculpture Prize - Lot 19, Castlemaine VIC
2005 Jenny Neumann Emerging Artist Award - Swell, Currumbin QLD
2003 John Truscott Design Sponsorship Award - Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi NSW 2003 HIghly Commended - Swell, Currumbin QLD
1997-2004 RADF Grants, Individual and Community, Maroochy Shire Council QLD
1996-97 Highly Commended - Cooroy Butter Factory, QLD
RESIDENCIES
2014 Artist in Residence - Sunnyhaven - Kogarah NSW 2005 Artist in Residence - Jubal Community - Tabulum NSW
2001 Artist in Residence - Adidam, San Fransisco CA
VOLUNTARY
2017 Castlemaine Clay - President - Lot19 Castlemaine 2012-14 Skilling in Belonging - Loddon Prison - Conversations with long term prisoners 2013-14 Community Dinners - Origini - Soup kitchen for the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre 2013-14 HALT - Help and Assistance for Local Tradies - Save your Bacon Breakfasts Suicide prevention
REFEREES
Mark Anstey - Lot 19, Castlemaine VIC Ph. 0427 724 149
Jude Anderson - Punctum, Castlemaine VIC Ph +61 439 319 307