Biography
Nicola Higgins is a visual artist who lives and works in Bondi, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (majoring in painting) at National Art School in 2023. Her work has been included in group exhibitions including ‘People’, at Nanda/Hobbs Gallery, in 2024, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair 2024, the Xmas Group Show at Mars Gallery, Melbourne, in 2022, The Grad Show, National Art School Gallery, Sydney in 2022 and Fleurt, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney in 2015. Higgins has been selected as a finalist in The Archibald Prize, The Mosman Art Prize, The Waverley Art Prize, The Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, The Naked and Nude Art Prize, The Hornsby Art Prize and The Doyles Art Award.
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b. 1975 (London, UK)
Currently lives and works in Bondi, NSW, Australia
1995 - 2010 Fashion Designer of own label (Nicola) and owner of 3 Nicola boutiques (Prahran VIC, Armadale VIC, and Bondi NSW) and wholesaler to clothing boutiques throughout Australia, USA and UK
Education
2018-23 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW
2005 Diploma of Visual Art, Swinburn Tafe, Victoria
1994 Bachelor of Fashion Design, RMIT Melbourne, Victoria (first year only)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Nanda Hobbs booth, Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW
2024 ‘Coming Home - a group exhibition by Nanda\Hobbs’, Madeline Gordon Gallery, Launceston, TAS
2024 ‘People’, Nanda/Hobbs Gallery, Chippendale, NSW
2024 ‘The Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
2023 ‘Hornsby Art Prize’, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby, NSW
2023 ‘Naked and Nude Art Prize’, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW
2022 ‘Xmas Group Show’, Mars Gallery, Windsor, VIC
2022 ‘Mosman Art Prize’, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman NSW
2022 ‘The Grad Show’, NAS gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2017 'Waverley Art Prize' Woollahra Art Centre, Sydney, NSW
2015 ‘Fleurt’, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Prizes
2024 ‘The Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (finalist)
2023 ‘Hornsby Art Prize’, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby, NSW (finalist)
2023 ‘Naked and Nude Art Prize’, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW (finalist)
2022 ‘Mosman Art Prize’, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman NSW (finalist)
2022 ‘The Doyles Art Award’, Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall, Mudgeeraba, QLD (finalist)
2022 ‘Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award’, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD (finalist)
2017 'Waverley Art Prize' Woollahra Art Centre, Sydney, NSW (finalist)
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