Artist Biography
Born in 1980, Nicole Byrne is a practicing sculptor, currently residing in Melbourne and working at the Perrin Sculpture Foundry. Following formal training in Ceramics in Melbourne and Sculpture in Scotland, Nicole has exhibited works both nationally and internationally since 2000 with work selected for solo and group exhibitions. In 2005, Nicole was selected to exhibit at the National Sculpture and Prize Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia.
“La Alhambra”, Spain 2013
“Repetition”, Paper Installation, 2005 National Sculpture Prize, National Gallery of Australia
Education
2003-2005 Masters of fine Art (Sculpture), Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh, UK
1999-2002 Bachelor of Fine Art (Ceramics), Victorian College of Art, Victoria, Australia
2001 Exchange student at Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh, UK
1993-1998 Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone, Victoria
Solo Exhibition
2010 Kingston Art Gallery “Bleached”
Group Exhibition
2010 Form Hawkesbury Regional Gallery NSW
2009 Lorne Sculpture Exhibition
2009 Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture
2008 Art Povera, Clement Meadmore Gallery, Australian Academy of Design
2007 Innovators 4 Linden – Centre for Contemporary Art
2007 Swell Sculpture Festival Currumbin Beach, Queensland
2007 Contempora2 Sculpture Award at docklands
2007 Linden Postcard Show
2006 Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture
2005 National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia
2004 Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK
2004 Scottish Academy, Student Exhibition, Edinburgh, UK
2004 European Society of Gene Therapy Conference Exhibition, UK
1999 RSPCA, Old Treasury Building, Victoria
1996 Singapore Airlines, Achievement Through Art Exhibition, Old Treasury Building, Victoria
“Surging Wonder”, 2007 Metal steel washers h1750 x w850 x d750 mm