Born 1959, Southport, Queensland

Education

2010 to present, language studies at Alliance Francaise, Canberra

2006-2010, Doctor of Philosophy, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra.  Thesis titled; Wonderlust: the influence of natural history illustration and ornamentation on perceptions of the exotic in Australia.

2000-2003, Bachelor of Visual Art, Honours, National Institute of the Arts, ANU

1977-1982, Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Honours, Sydney University

1981, Bachelor of Science (Veterinary), Honours, Sydney University

Solo Exhibitions

2011, Indigene Imagining, Beatty Gallery at Mary Place Paddington,

2010, Empire Eyes, Beatty Gallery at Mary Place, Paddington, Sydney

2010, Wonderlust, 2010 Graduate Season, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra

2009, An 'other' vision, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House

2008, Other Visions, Foyer Gallery ANU School of Art, Canberra

 2006, Exotica, Beatty Gallery, Sydney

2005, Mementos, Impressions on Paper Gallery, Canberra 

2005, Garden Games, Canberra Grammar School

2004, By any Other Name, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka

Group Exhibitions

2011, Natural Instincts, M16 Artspace,

2011, Blending boundaries, Goulburn Regional Gallery

2011, A gleam of Light, Helen maxwell Gallery

2011, Imitation of Life, Canberra Museum and Gallery

2011, Atonement, Bega Regional Gallery

2010, St George Art Award, Hurstville City Museum and Gallery 

2010, The Kilgour Prize, Newcastle Regional Gallery

2010, The Paper Show, Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo

2009,The Flower Show, Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo

2009, M16 Drawing Prize, M16, Canberra

2009, Prometheus Visual Art Award, All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac

2008; The Gathering M16 Gallery, Canberra

2007, Great Southern Land, Beatty Gallery, Sydney

2007, Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery

2007, Waterhouse Natural History Prize, South Australian Museum

2007, Caring for Land, Curated by Christine Watson, Australian Botanical Gardens

2007, Prometheus Visual Arts Award, All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac

2006, Picture this: painting alumni 2000-6, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, VCA Gallery, Melbourne

2005, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Award, CCAS, Canberra

2005, Flock, group show about birds, Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra

2005, Willoughby Art Prize, Chatswood

2005, Artists' Book Exhibition, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby

2005, Vision Exchange 2005, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul

2005, Prometheus Visual Arts Award, All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac

2005-2007, How I entered there I cannot truly say, Collaborative works from the ANU Edition + Artist's Books Studio Artspace Mackay, Bathurst Regional Gallery, State Library of Victoria

2003, 130 degrees, ANU School of Art Graduating Students, Australian National University

2003, Land$cape Gold and Water, Cowra Regional Gallery, CSA foyer Gallery, Orange Regional Gallery

2003, The Lachlan: Blue-Gold, Grenfell NSW 

Collections

Australian National University

Publications

2007, Trevethick, J., & Dickson, N. 'Rewriting the Exotic': In discussion with Artist Nicola Dickson. Graduate Journal of Asia and Pacific Studies, 5(1), 6-14.

Citations

2003, Mandy Martin, editor, Land$cape, Gold and Water, Environment Studio, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra

2003, Mandy Martin and Sarah Ryan, editors, The Lachlan: Blue-Gold, Environment Studio, National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, Canberra

Reviews

2011, Cheney Jacqui, Natural talent laid Bare, The Canberra Times, 5/11/11, 24

2011, Cheney Jacqui, Flattery of imitation pervades Exhibition, The Canberra Times, 3/09/11, 28

2004, Warden, Ian, Exhibition shows the beast behind the Beauty, Canberra Times, p7, 23/11/2004

Awards

2010, Highly Commended, St George Art Award

2009, ANU School of Art Graduate Materials Award in Visual Arts

2009, Highly Commended M16 Drawing Prize

2008, Istituto Italiano di Cultura Premio Italia Award

2008, Cliftons Art Prize

2006, Australian Post-Graduate Award

2003; EASS ANU Art Collection Acquisitive Award

2003; ANU H C Coombs Scholarship

Residencies

2005-2004, Alumni in Residence, Edition and Artists Book Studio, ANU

Grants

2007-2008; ACT Environment Grant supported by the ACT Government for Learning the Land; a project conducted with the ACT scouting association and exhibited at the Belconnen Gallery and Tuggeranong Arts Centre in 2008

Presentations

15/03/2011, Ornamentation and the Colonial Imagination, Art History undergraduate Students, ANU 

19/09/2009: Ornamentation and Western Painting, Art Worlds Symposium, Art History Department, ANU

5/06/2009: The Art of Creative Research, The Research School of Humanities, ANU Post graduate

Poster Presentation at the 32nd Congress of the International Committee of Art Historians (CIHA), Melbourne 2008.

 

Heritage Rose, 2003