Return to Bondi

This piece reflects the origins of the Bondi Deserts series, nodding to the first sketches made at Bondi Beach while marking a departure into a new desert-inspired phase informed by travels through the Middle East. Figures are reduced to abstracted forms, rendered as layered marks and gestures. The surface is tactile and responsive, with paint applied and manipulated physically, creating depth, texture, and movement. Light and atmosphere emerge from the layering itself, allowing the viewer to experience both the energy of place and the subtlety of form.

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Born in and surrounded by the natural beauty of the Tasmanian landscape, Nicole has been attuned to observe and interpret her world through artistic expression from a very young age. Trained at the Art School of Tasmania and Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, she works intuitively with oils and experimental media, including natural pigments and Dead Sea mud. Design theory and classical training are broken down and reassembled into a subtly complex visual language that balances freedom and structure. Her work has been exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions, with public acquisitions, commissions, and pieces held in both public and private collections across Australia.