shani nottingham.
curriculum vitae.
EDUCATION
2006
Bachelor of Education, Charles Sturt University
1993
Bachelor Arts/Visual Arts, Newcastle University
EXHIBITIONS AND ART SELECTIONS
2024
CEMENTA Inc 2024, Kandos - Curated artfestival, September
ROSBY GALLERY - Mudgee, November
2023
While The World Waits - Curated group show, ArtsOutWest, travelling NSW for 18 months
A Lot of Little Nothings - Western Plains Cultural Centre Dubbo, solo show, HOMEGROUND program
Unearthed - Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra ACT - group show
Little Nothings - Cowra Regional Art Gallery - solo show
MYCOLOGY - fine arts fungi - with Mid Lachlan Landcare, Rosnay Vineyard, Canowindra - group show
Manly Art Gallery & Museum - WINNER - Northern Beaches Environmental Art Design Award ceramics/small sculpture
Here/Now - Orange Regional Gallery - group show
Plasticus Organicus - Belconnen Arts Centre Canberra, ACT - solo show
Uberlastung - M16 Gallery, Canberra - collaboration with Freya Jobbins
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre - FINALIST - The Hornsby Art Prize
Campbelltown Arts Centre - FINALIST - Fisher's Ghost Art Prize, Contemporary section
2022
While The World Waits - curated group show, ArtsOutWest, travelling NSW for 18 months
TRACES exhibition group show - Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT
Here/Now - Orange Regional Gallery
The Breadtag Project multi-platform art/ environmental project (ongoing since 2018)
The Suburban Review - cover of issue #28 Leaven
2021
Cementa Spirit of 21 - selected as part of OPEN MIKE short video/films
Inscribe/Orana Arts - selected as illustrator for anthology book - collaboration with Helena Pastor
3D/Installation art, Waste To Art -WINNER - @OutbackArtsCentre, Coonamble NSW
Here/Now - Orange Regional Gallery
Reduce, Reuse - Curated group show Pepper St Gallery, Adelaide - part of Fringe Festival Adelaide, South Australia
Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Exhibition, Cowra Art Gallery, Highly Commended (drawing/ painting)
2020
Polychromatic solo show - Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre
INSIDElifeINSIDE solo show - Grenfell Art Gallery
Collected curated exhibition - Lake Macquarie Council Galleries & Libraries
2019
8 X 10 curated group show - Corner Store Gallery, Orange NSW
Endangered curated group show - Spiral Gallery, Bega South Coast NSW
Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Exhibition - Cowra Art Gallery, Highly Commended (miniatures)
2018
TRACES exhibition Group show - Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT
Works On Paper Curated group show - Corner Store Gallery, Orange NSW
Whimsy and Wonder Solo show - Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre
The Sketchbook Project Participant in project - based in Brooklyn, New York USA
The Breadtag Project - multi-platform environmental project begins
2017
Invincible -(Artists With and Without Disability) Curated Group Exhibition - ArtShed, Bathurst ( ArtsOutWest )
Between Here and There - solo photography exhibition - Cowra Japanese Gardens & Cultural Centre
Domestica Botanica - solo show - Grenfell Art Gallery
2016
After Dark - selected for Contemporary Australian Photography slideshow, curated by Hamish Ta’me - Cowra Art Gallery
Women In Focus - 111 women Community art /photographic installation, collaboration with Cowra Council for International Women's Day - pop up gallery Kendal St Cowra and The Mill Gallery
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES
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REGIONAL ARTS AUSTRALIA - selected to be participant at ARTLANDS September 2023, Canberra
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CEMENTA/ KANDOS recipient of Artist Residency, November 2023
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ORANA ARTS - Grant recipient for ArtistResidency, a collaboration with Freya Jobbins
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FRANKIE MAGAZINE - WINNER - Good Stuff Awards - People's Choice & Craft categories December 2022
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ORANA ARTS/ CORRIDOR PROJECT Artist Residency, September 2022
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LIGHTHOUSE ARTS / Hunter Writers Group - Artist Residency, Newcastle, 2022
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PUBLISHED- photography/co-creator 'Tag Art' Children's book, Firefly Educational Publishers 2022
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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH ASSOC. ( ACARA) - collaboration to create lesson plans/ educational resources with breadtags
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ORANA ARTS - 2021, recipient of Studio Grant for arts practice
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REGIONAL ARTS AUSTRALIA - 2021, grant recipient to attend ARTLANDS, Tasmania
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ORANA ARTS and Mudgee Art House - 2021, recipient of Studio Co!lab print collaboration
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CORRIDOR PROJECT AIR + PDLab - 2020, Artist Residency
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ARTSOUTWEST - selected as contributor to Art book for distribution to heath services
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AMBASSADOR for Micador Art products - 2018 - ongoing , featured artwork on packaging, content creation, tutorials etc
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WINNER NATIONAL ONLINE CREATIVES/blogging for KIDSPOT#VOICES OF 2015, Home and Wellbeing
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Social media content creator : Creatively Squared, Scotch Aus/NZ FordAustralia, Kidspot, Country Culture, Fat Mum Slim, amongst others
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Founder of The Collage Club, international collage group on Facebook (900+ members)
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Creative workshop host ( 2015 -present ) throughout NSW