Nicola Purcell

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Education

1975 -1978 Tasmanian School of Fine Arts Hobart
Studied Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Ceramics

Exhibitions

1978 Group exhibition Coughton Galleries. Hobart

1979 Childrens’ Show, Jam Factory Gallery Adelaide

1983 Solo exhibition. Muswellbrook Art Gallery ‘Form Surface Symbol’ Kintore Gallery, Adelaide
‘Six Upper Hunter Ceramics Artists’ traveling exhibition
1986 ‘Galah Originals’ Perth

1987 ‘Body Language’ Perth Festival Fringe, Prisms Art Gallery Fremantle
Exhibiton, Gunyulgup Galleries. Yallingup, Western Australia
Exhibition in Tresillian Ceramic Award, Perth
1988 ‘Art Knits’ Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
‘Fine Form’ New Collectables Gallery, Fremantle

1989 Solo exhibition, Morpeth Gallery Hunter Valley Costain Ceramic Award. Muswellbrook (winner of local section)

1990 Glenaeon Craft Expo, Middlecove Sydney

‘Ceramic Auction’ Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle

‘Gift of the Year Award’ Thompson World Trade Promotions. Darling Harbour (merit award for porcelain jewellery)

10th National Craft Acquisition Award exhibition, Darwin, Northern Territory

Solo exhibition Morpeth Gallery. Morpeth

1991 ‘Teapot Show’ Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe

‘Craft and New Art Forms Expo’ Darling Harbour, Sydney

‘Guggenheim Exhibition’ ceramic jewellery for shop, Art Gallery of NSW

1992 ‘Australian Craft Show’ Royal Agriculture Showground, Sydney

1993 ‘Revolution by Night’ - commissioned by Craft Australia to make work for Gallery Shop, National Art Gallery, New South Wales Art Gallery and Queensland Art Gallery
Solo exhibition, Ocean Front Gallery, Manly

1994 Solo exhibition. Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe

‘Interiors’ – organized by Craft Australia, National Museum of Indonesia Djakarta, Java

‘Outhouse to Arthouse ‘ – project assistant for ceramic installation, Powerhouse Regional Arts Centre, Casula

‘Teapot Show’ Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe (winner of Marine Section)

Commissioned to design and make ceramic work for retail shop at Powerhouse Museum; organised by Centre for Contemporary Craft

1995 ‘Interior Designex Darling Ilarbour. Sydney

1996 New Members Exhibition e Inner City Clayworkers Gallery. Glebe Tile Commission for Casino Resort. Vanuatu ‘Biological Rocket Art Gallery Newcastle

1997 ‘Funktional’ Group Exhibition Sydney Fringe Festival, Bondi Pavilion Community Centre

1998 ‘Shimmer’ Inner City Clayworkers, Glebe

1999 ‘Animal Liberation’ King Street. Newtown

2001 ‘Tutors Evhibition’ South Sydney Creative Arts Centre, Chippendale

2003 ‘Luscious Lotus’ Exhibition and residency. Territory Craft Gallery, Darwin

2004 ‘Small’ Back to Back Galleries, Cooks Hill

Greens Exhibition. Watt Space. Newcastle.

2005 ‘Moment’ Back to Back Galleries, Cooks Hill
2006 ‘Mish Mash’ group show Back to Back Galleries, Cooks Hill

‘Teapot Show’ Inner City Clay workers Gallery, Glebe

‘Gleaning’ Back to Back Galleries, Cooks Hill

2007 Beanie Festival, Alice Springs (winner of the tea cosy and teapot section)

2008 Beanie Festival, Alice Springs

2009 ‘Shrine’ Back to Back Galleries, Cooks Hill