Nicola Jackson (artist)

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Nicola Jackson
Born1960 (age 6162)
Dunedin, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Education Ilam School of Fine Arts
Known for Painting
Awards Frances Hodgkins Fellowship

Nicola Jackson (born 1960) is a New Zealand artist, born in Dunedin. [1] [2]

Jackson is best known for her small, highly detailed and vividly coloured papier-mâché three dimensional paintings. [3] She frequently references domestic life and female identity in a very subtle way, occasionally reaching over into the expressively grotesque and medical anatomical taxonomy. [4]

Jackson studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury, [5] focusing on sculpture and printmaking. [4] She received a prestigious Goethe-Institut scholarship to study in Germany in 1992 [4] and in 1994 she was awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship from the University of Otago. [6]

Exhibitions by Jackson include:

Works by Jackson are held in collections throughout New Zealand including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa [2] and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. [13]

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References

  1. "Jackson, Nicola". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Nicola Jackson - Collections Online". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Nicola Jackson: Through the Eye of the Needle". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Nicola Jackson". Watermark Printworkshop. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 Fox, Rebecca (16 March 2017). "The anatomy of art". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. "The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship". University of Otago. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. "Fresh Art". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  8. "Gruesome!". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  9. "Gruesome Programme". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  10. "Child's Play". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. "The Bloggs". Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  12. "The Bloggs —Nicola Jackson". Critic - Te Arohi. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. "Nicola Jackson". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

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