introducing
Nicole Crosswell is a practicing visual artist, arts facilitator, and the scientific illustrator for The Queensland Herbarium at Mt. Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Her arts practice embodies the phrase ‘to draw’; from contemporary manipulation of physical thread and line through to traditional methods of drawing and mark making.
In both her professional and personal life is Nicole’s passion for the natural world and its dynamic evolution. Whether within the walls of the Herbarium, nature trailing with students through the Bunya Mountains or working in her studio garden, Nicole’s ethos is always to take the time, to observe closely and listen carefully to the surrounding environment.
Nicole Crosswell’s arts practice is informed by Baba Dioum’s statement, “In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” Her body of work encapsulates her love and understanding of the natural world and its intersection with the human condition.
BIO
EDUCATION 2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours- Double Major in Painting and Art History, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
EXHIBITIONS 2023 Gift Wrapped. The Centre, Beaudesert, Qld.
2023 Rabbit. Duck. Mirror. Cat. fYre Gallery, Braidwood, NSW.
2022 Libris Awards: The Australian Artists Book Prize, Artspace Mackay, Queensland.
2020 Salon des Refuses, RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland.
2020 Margaret Flockton Award, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW.
2020 Know Your Neighbour, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine, Queensland.
2020 International Nature in Art, Logan Art Gallery, Logan, Queensland.
2019 Floressence 2019, Metcalfe Gallery, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Queensland.
2019 Wildlife Impressions, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland.
2019 Pets, The Centre, Beaudesert, Queensland.
2019 Elders, Regional Touring Exhibition, The Centre, Beaudesert, Queensland.
2018 Cats in ArT, Fire Gallery, Braidwood, NSW.
2018 In What Remains, The Window Gallery, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Queensland.
2017 Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Queensland.
2017 The Drawing Room, Caboolture Regional Gallery, Caboolture, Queensland.
2017 Status: Unknown, Jugglers Art Space, Fortitude Valley, Queensland.
2017 Moreton Bay Art Awards, 2D Finalist, Strathpine, Queensland.
2015 Portal, Puk Collective, Kangaroo Point, Queensland.
2015 Exit, Pop Gallery, Woolloongabba, Queensland.
2015 Graduation Exhibition, Webb Gallery, QCA, Queensland.
2014 Middle Ground 2, The Hold, West End, Queensland.
2013 My Animal, Project Gallery, QCA, Queensland.
2013 Limen, Webb Gallery, QCA, Queensland.
2012 Compact Prints, The Centre, Beaudesert, Queensland.
2010 Trio, Positive Life Gallery, Camp Hill, Queensland.
2009 Art at Burnley Harbour, Melbourne, Victoria.
2008 The Postcard Show, Linden Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria.
WORKSHOPS
2023 Responding to Stimuli, Pimpama Secondary State College, Queensland.
2023 Botanical Illustration, QAGOMA, Brisbane, Queensland.
2023 Responding to Stimuli, Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA) Annual Conference, Southbank, Queensland.
2023 Botanical Illustration, Spark Festival, Ipswich City Council, Queensland.
2023 Foundational Drawing Course, NatureArt Lab, Banyo, Queensland.
2023 Drawing: Foundational to Experimental (3 Days), ByRequest Flying Arts, Gab Titui Cultural Centre, Thursday Island, Queensland.
2023 No Drama Llama Soft Sculpture Workshop, The Condensary, Somerset Regional Art Gallery, Toogoolawah, Queensland.
2023 Exploring Drawing (4 weeks), ByRequest Flying Arts, YMCA Kingston Vocational School, Queensland.
2022 Immersive Experience at Bunya Mountains, ByRequest Flying Arts, Nanango State High, Nanango, Queensland.
2022 Art as Knowledge: Experiencing Brisbane, ByRequest Flying Arts, Padua College, Brisbane, Queensland.
2022 Contemporary Soft Textiles: Stitch a Pouch, Artisan, South Brisbane, Queensland.
2022 All Media , (Weekly), Arts From the Margins, Fortitude Valley, Queensland.
2022 Drawing in All Forms, ByRequest Flying Arts, St Edmonds College, Ipswich.
2022 Collage: Under the Sea, Voices of Birralee, Bardon, Queensland.
2020 Botanical Illustration Workshop (Online), Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland.
2020 Botanical Illustration Workshops, Pine Rivers Gallery, Queensland.
2020 Botanical Illustration Workshops, Aveo Aged Care Communities, Queensland.
2019 Pet Portrait Workshops, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Queensland.
2019 Response to Stimuli Workshop, Caloundra State High School, Queensland.
2019 Response to Stimuli Workshop, Qld Art Teachers Association (Sunshine Coast), Queensland.
2019 Panelist for Art and Science Soiree, Caboolture Regional Gallery, Queensland.
2018 Botanical Illustration Workshop, School of Biological Science, University of Queensland, Queensland.
2018 Open Studios, The Centre, Beaudesert, Queensland.
2018 Scratchboard Workshops, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Queensland.
2018 Artist-in-Residence @ The Drawing Room, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Queensland.
2017 The Drawing Room, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Queensland.
2014 Open Studios, Beechmont, Scenic Rim Council
COLLECTIONS Moreton Bay Regional Council
Queensland Herbarium
Private