Nicola McCafferty

Artist Biography

Born 1963, Nicola currently resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

Her work characterises visual symbolic connections to everyday life:

• Imaginary versions of cell structures within our body, which define who we are and complete our individual status.

• The pharmaceutical world - the prescription medicines used to alter those cells - changing the patterns within.

• The digital world of Binary Code, with its seemingly simple 0 and 1 format, dominating our connection to the world via the internet - our lives have become easier yet more complex.

• Household scenes painted onto found decorative fabric with textile ink – beads hand sewn over the top creating an extravagance.

• Trees and houses painted in textile ink on silk - hand sewn onto wire frames - creating a 3D floating effect.

• Landscapes and scenery painted from photography captured by the artist upon her travels.

•  Found vintage paper – drawing in pencil or ink – layered, creating a floating effect – telling a new story.

Exhibition History

2008 Farsite Gallery, Petone - “Artists of Eastbourne & the Bays” - Group  

2008 Cloakroom Gallery, Queenstown - “The Silk Road” - Group

2009 Cloakroom Gallery, Queenstown -  “The Silk Road” - Group

2009 Wellesley College - “Artbourne” - Group

2010 Rona Gallery, Eastbourne - “The Edge of Spring”  - Group

2010 Rona Gallery, Eastbourne - “Christmas Fare” - Group

2011 Wellesley College - “Artbourne” - Group

2012 Wellesley College - “Artbourne” - Group

2012 Rona Gallery, Eastbourne - "Three Artists”  - Group  

2016 Wellesley College - "Artbourne" - Group

2017 Parkin Drawing Prize - Finalist

2018 Wellesley College - “Artbourne” - Group

2019 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award - Finalist and Merit Award Winner

2019 Aratoi Museum of Art and History (Morpeth Canaday Award)

2019 Parkin Drawing Prize - Finalist