Exhibition History & CV

Education

  • 2005 || Bachelor of Fine Art, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

  • 2003 || Diploma of Visual Art, Southbank Institute of Tafe

  • 2003 || Certificate IV Training & Assessment, Southbank Institute of Tafe

  • 2002 || Diploma of Business, Frontline Management for Artworkers, Southbank Institute of Tafe

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2013 || Beyond the Horizon, Art Piece Gallery, New South Wales

  • 2011 || It Was a Strangely Happy Day, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2011 || My Morning Ritual, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Queensland

  • 2010 || Between Here and There, Logan Art Gallery, Queensland

  • 2010 || Lines, M.S.S.R., Brisbane

  • 2009 || Cohuna Diaries, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2009 || Bathroom Series, Video Screening, Ipswich Art Gallery

  • 2009 || With or With Drought You, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland

  • 2008 || Today, We Don't Have Plans, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2008 || Over the Garden Fence, Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery

  • 2008 || Uncommonplace, in-Transit Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2007 || Natural Instincts, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2005 || Burnt to Life, Neo Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2003 || Inquisitive by Nature, 60 Merivale Street, Brisbane

  • 2003 || Rainforest to Reef, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation, Brisbane

  • 2002 || Face the Ocean, S.B.I.T. Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2002 || Townsville to Tasmania - Coastal Impressions, Eclectica Gallery, Brisbane

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2022 || Burdekin Art Society Annual Exhibition, Burdekin Art Society, North Queensland

  • 2016 || City of Albany Art Prize, Western Australia

  • 2016 || Redland Art Awards, Finalist, Redland Art Gallery

  • 2015 || AT_SALON Season 2, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2014 || AT_SALON Season 1, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2011 || The Light and The Dark, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, New South Wales

  • 2009 || Exposure, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2009 || Orebro International Video Art Festival MSSR Showreel, Gold Coast Art Gallery

  • 2009 || BRAG Launch: Collection Exhibition, Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery

  • 2009 || Linden Postcard Show 2009, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, Victoria

  • 2009 || >1m, Flipbook Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2008 || Orebro International Video Art Festival, Orebro, Sweden

  • 2007 || Stan + Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast Art Gallery

  • 2007 || MSSR extra: Event 1, Moreton Stree Spare Room Project, Brisbane

  • 2007 || Video Work, Mlkmrkt Gallery, Southport, Gold Coast

  • 2007 || N&A Present One Night Only, ARK Atelier, Brisbane

  • 2007 || The Only Constant, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2006 || It's a Spring Thing!, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

  • 2006 || Thiess Art Prize, Espresso Garage Award Recipient, Dell Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2006 || Redland Art Awards, Finalist, Redland Art Gallery

  • 2006 || Artworkers Award, Finalist, Rawspace Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2006 || RBWH Art Award, Finalist, Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital, Brisbane

  • 2006 || Art Sydney 06, Represented by Paddington Contemporary, Sydeny

  • 2006 || Churchie Emerging Art Award, Anglican Church Grammer School, Brisbane

  • 2005 || Chimaera, Queenland College of Art Graduate Exhibition, Brisbane

  • 2005 || Six May, White Space Gallery, Brisbane

  • 2004 || Immediatemix, Artworks Gallery, Southport, Gold Coast

  • 2004 || RBWH Art Award, Finalist, Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital, Brisbane

  • 2004 || National Tertiary Art Prize, Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane

  • 2004 || Retrospective, 60 Merivale Stree, South Brisbane

  • 2004 || Compact Prints 2004, International Print Exhibition, Umbrella Studios, Townsville

  • 2003 || Ocean Works, Melaleauca Gallery, Victoria

  • 2003 || Recent Paintings, Kym Hart Gallery, Gold Coast

  • 2003 || March Exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Awards, Prizes, & Acquisitions

  • 2022 Highly Commended, Burdekin Art Society Annual Exhibition, North Queensland

  • 2016 Shortlisted, City of Albany Art Prize, Western Australia

  • 2016 Short­listed, Red­land Art Awards, Red­land Art Gallery.

  • 2007 Short­listed, Stan + Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.

  • 2006 Award Recip­i­ent, Espresso Garage Award, Thiess Art Prize, Dell Gallery, Bris­bane.

  • 2006 Short­listed, Red­land Art Awards, Red­land Art Gallery.

  • 2006 Short­listed, Art­work­ers Award, Raw­space Gallery, Bris­bane.

  • 2006 Short­listed & Acqui­si­tion, RBWH Art Award, Royal Bris­bane Women’s Hos­pi­tal, Bris­bane.

  • 2006 Short­listed, Churchie Emerg­ing Art Award, Bris­bane.

  • 2004 Short­listed & Acqui­si­tion, RBWH Art Award, Royal Bris­bane Women’s Hos­pi­tal, Brisbane.

Commissions

  • 2017 || The Star, Gold Coast

  • 2015 || Lendlease, Concavo Apartment Foyer, Melbourne

  • 2009 || Metlink, Mel­bourne, Vic­to­ria

  • 2008 || Peri­o­care, Bris­bane

  • 2005 || Medico Legal Report­ing Ser­vices of Aus­tralia, Bris­bane

  • 2003 || Rain­for­est Coop­er­a­tive Research Cen­tre, Cairns, Queens­land

Grants

  • 2008 || Pre­sen­ta­tion and Devel­op­ment Grant, Arts Queensland.

Facilitated Workshops

  • 2015 - Current || Flourish the Art of Creative Living, Adults - painting, writing, photography, printmaking & workshops.

  • 2022 || Art of Creative Living Retreat, Adults - 6-day Retreat on Magnetic Island with Introduction to watercolour & plein air sketching workshops.

  • 2022 || Creative Hearts Community, Adults - 4 x Full-day Virtual Creative Retreats.

  • 2022 || Burdekin Art Society, Adults - Gelli-plate printmaking workshop.

  • 2022 || Creative Hearts Community, Adults - Introduction to watercolours 2-day workshop.

  • 2022 || Sensitive Empowerment Community, Adults - Abstract painting & watercolour introduction workshops.

  • 2021 || Prosper: Make Money Doing What You Love, Adults - multiple Creative Business Development workshops.

  • 2020 || Sacred Creative Collective, Adults - Creativity workshop.

  • 2019 || Gentle Business Mastermind, Adults - multiple Creative Business Development workshops.

  • 2019 || Sacred Creative Collective, Adults - Creativity workshop.

  • 2018 || Gentle Business Mastermind, Adults - multiple Creative Business Development workshops.

  • 2018 || Lady Elliot Island Painting Retreat, Adult - 4-day retreat with multiple creative workshops on painting & printmaking

  • 2011 || Gallery of Mod­ern Art Children’s Pro­gram, Caloun­dra Regional Art Gallery: Draw­ing from nature work­shops.

  • 2010 || Project Ser­vices, Queens­land Gov­ern­ment: Adults – Intro­duc­tion to abstract oil & acrylic paint­ing work­shop.

  • 2009 || Red­land Art Gallery, Queens­land: Chil­dren aged 6–12 years – sculp­ture work­shop.

  • 2007 || For­rest Lake High School: Chil­dren aged 13–17 years – paint­ing work­shop.

  • 2006 || St. Joachim’s Pri­mary, Bris­bane: Chil­dren aged 6–7 years – draw­ing work­shop.

  • 2005 || Artist in Res­i­dence, ‘Land­scape’ Metung, Vic­to­ria: Seniors – Intro­duc­tion to abstract oil & acrylic paint­ing workshop.

Public Appearances & Artist Talks

  • 2011 || Caloun­dra Regional Gallery, to accom­pany solo exhi­bi­tion ‘My Morn­ing Rit­ual‘

  • 2009 || Gold Coast City Art Gallery, to accom­pany group exhi­bi­tion ‘Ore­bro Inter­na­tional Video Art Fes­ti­val MSSR Showreel’

  • 2009 || Red­land Art Gallery, to accom­pany solo exhi­bi­tion ‘With or with Drought You‘

  • 2008 || Bund­aberg Regional Art Gallery, to accom­pany solo exhi­bi­tion ‘Over the Gar­den Fence’

Interviews, Podcasts & Features

  • 2021 || Why Not Art, Podcast, Art is an adventure, buckle up…

  • 2020 || in-Between, Podcast - Nicola Newman is Following her Curiosity

  • 2020 || Ditch the Hustle, Podcast - Doing business gently

  • 2019 || Total Balance, Article - Changemaker: Nicola Newman, Artist

  • 2019 || Rock Your Goals, Podcast - The Art of Creative Living with Nicola Newman

  • 2016 || Mojo Radio Show, Podcast - ​Leading a Creative Life to Enhance your Innovative Mind

  • 2015 || Mojo Radio Show, Podcast - Unleash Your Creative Spirit with Nicola Newman

  • 2015 || Unclassified Woman, Podcast - Nicola Newman Grows Abundance

Published Essays & Documentary DVD Projects

  • MSSR Expo­sure, DVD Doc­u­men­tary series, Producer & Director

  • Chatham, N. (2007) ‘A Store­house of Expe­ri­ence’, Uncov­er­ing the once dis­cov­ered: info­zone res­i­dency + exhi­bi­tion project, C. Bennie cat­a­logue essay, State Library of Queensland

  • Chatham, N. (2007) ‘The Alien’s Back’, C. Bennie cat­a­logue essay, New Work 3, Perth Insti­tute of Con­tem­po­rary Art

Publications

  • Cliffod, K. (2014) ‘An Unconventional Life,’ Profile Magazine, May 2014, pp. 62, 63.

  • Bridges, P. (2013) ‘Down to Earth,’ Australian Country, Jan/Feb 2013, pp. 48-52.

  • Zemek, T. (2013) ‘Soul Food,’ Women’s Lifestyle Expo Magazine, pp. 15,16.

  • Plush, C. (2012) ‘Home-Grown Organic Goodness,’ Salt Magazine, Spring 2012, pp.36-39

  • Conte, S. (2012) ‘Creating Abundantly – from Veggie Patch to Paint Palette,’ Clean Earth Living, Issue 4, p. 14.

  • Djere­jian, M. (2010) ‘WHAT DO ARTISTS NEED? Reflec­tions on The First Öre­bro Inter­na­tional Videoart Fes­ti­val’ Con­tem­po­rary Practices

  • ‘Peo­ple & events to watch in 2008’ (2007) Sun­day Mail, pp. 24–25, 30 Decem­ber 2008.

  • Vesey, G. (2007), ‘Strokes of for­tune’, Gentlemen’s Quar­terly Aus­tralia, Autumn issue, 2007, p. 149.

  • ‘Nat­ural impres­sions fea­ture of exhi­bi­tion’ (2006), South-East Adver­tiser, 3 May 2006, pp. 57,60.

  • ‘Cut­ting edge com­ment on female fash­ion’ (2006) South-East Adver­tiser, 29 Novem­ber 2006, p. 79.

  • ‘Touch­ing land­scape’ (2004), Gold Coast Sun, 14 July 2004, p. 73.

Catalogues

  • Smith, D. (2009), ‘With or With Drought You’ exhi­bi­tion cat­a­logue, Red­land Art Gallery, 2009.

  • Tabor, K. (2007), ‘Uncom­mon­place’ exhi­bi­tion cat­a­logue, in-Transit Gallery, Bris­bane, 2008.

  • Stan + Mau­reen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize 07, Gold Coast City Arty Gallery, 2007.

  • The Thiess Art Prize (2006), Dell Gallery, Brisbane.

  • Chi­maera (2005), Queens­land Col­lege of Art grad­u­ate exhibition.

  • Brand, S. (2004), ‘Ret­ro­spec­tive’ exhi­bi­tion cat­a­logue, 60 Merivale Street, Bris­bane, 2004.

Public & Corporate Collections

  • Bund­aberg Regional Art Gallery

  • Brian Tucker CPA

  • Great Bar­rier Reef Research Foundation

  • Jupiters Hotel

  • Lendlease, Concavo Apartments

  • Metlink

  • Mir­vac

  • Medico Legal Report­ing Ser­vices of Australia

  • Peri­o­care

  • Rain­for­est Coop­er­a­tive Research Centre

  • Royal Bris­bane & Women’s Hospital

  • Toy­ota

  • The Casey Group

  • The Star

  • Turner Gavin Human Resource Consultants

Private Collections

  • Pri­vate col­lec­tions in Aus­tralia, Eng­land, The United States of Amer­ica & New Zealand.