CURRICULUM VITAE: NADIA HILTON
ART QUALIFICATIONS
2007Bachelor of Visual Arts at James Cook University, Townsville.
- Awarded the University Medal for academic coursework.
- Admitted to the Faculty of Law, Business and Creative Arts 2007 Dean’s List for academic excellence.
- Awarded several other university prizes.
2003Diploma Of Visual Arts, Cairns TAFE.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007Finger Licking Good, Umbella Studio.
Annual Members Exhibition.
2006Chair, Umbrella Studio.
Annual Members Exhibition.
2006Open Ended, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
Major Sculpture Award, graduating student exhibition.
2006Raw Space Gallery, Brisbane.
Work from Regional Art Awards.
20062006 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Pinnacles Gallery.
Won Award (major)
2006Frangments and Layers, Umbrella Studio.
Work by 9 participants of Glen Skein’s worksop project.
2006C Art, run by Umbrella Studio.
I had a small installation in the Townsville City Library.
2005Brollywood, Umbrella Studio.
Annual Members Exhibition.
2005The Dreamcatchers, Milton House Gallery, Mackay.
Two person exhibition of sculptures and paintings.
2005Townsville Art Soceity Exhibition, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
National Art Exhibition.
2005Townsville Ceramic Exhibition, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
National Ceramics Exhibition.
2004Celebration, Hilton Hotel foyer.
Selection of my sculptures exhibited in the hotel foyer.
2003Under The Surface, Cairns Regional Gallery.
An exhibition by graduating Diploma of Visual Art students.
2003Women Reclaiming The Night, Grafton Arts Exhibition Space.
An exhibition highlighting violence towards women.
2003Home Show, several of my works were selected for TAFE Home Show to travel around Australia.
2003Melting Pot 2003, Cairns Regional Gallery.
National Ceramics Exhibition.
2003Crocodile Walking The Streets. Part of the Festival Cairns.
My work was featured in the Cairns City Library.
First prize, People’s Choice Award
2003Crocodile Walking The Streets, Tanks Art Gallery.
My above work went on to be exhibited here.
2003Women’s Ceramic Exhibition, Tanks Art Gallery. An exhibition by five artists celebrating International Women’s Day.
2001Stratford Festival, an exhibition in shop windows (Cairns) by five artists commemorating the Centenary of Federation.
2001Connect, Cairns Regional Gallery.
An exhibition by five women contemporary artists.
2001Merging Concepts, Cairns Regional Gallery.
An exhibition by graduating Diploma of Visual Arts Students.
2001Melting Pot 2001, Cairns Regional Gallery.
A national ceramics Exhibition. Highly commended.
2000Clay Treasures, Mercure Harbourside, Cairns.
Group ceramics exhibition.
2000Cairns Art society Annual Exhibition, Cairns Regional Gallery.
Paintings and sculpture.
20001538 Hours, Cairns Regional Gallery.
Exhibition by graduating Diploma of Visual Arts Students.
1999Postcards, Cairns Regional Gallery.
Annual exhibition for charity. Selected to the final three.
1999Body Of Evidence, Cairns Regional Gallery
Exhibition by graduating Diploma of Visual Arts Students.
1999Betwixt and Between, Cairns TAFE Gallery.
An Exhibition by five women contemporary artists.
1999The Atruim, Paradise Palms, Cairns.
Exhibition of ceramics and painting by a group of five artists.
1999TAFE Ceramics Exhibition, Cairns TAFE.
Exhibition of Ceramics diploma students.
1998Townsville Ceramic Exhibition, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
National Ceramics Exhibition.
1998TAFE Ceramics Exhibition, Cairns TAFE.
Ceramic Students Exhibition.
1997Pots From The Top, Cairns Regional Gallery.
National Ceramics Exhibition.
1997Pots From The Top, fusion’s Gallery, Brisbane.
Work selected from Pots From Top went on to Brisbane.
1997Out Of The Fire, The Radisson, Cairns.
Group Ceramics Exhibition.
1997TAFE Ceramics Exhibition, Cairns TAFE.
Group Exhibition.
GRANTS
2001Kick Arts Grant for our Group Exhibition Connect .
2001Received part of RADF Grant for inclusion in The Stratford Festival, Centenary of Federation.
1999Kick Arts Grant for our Group Exhibition Betwixt and Between.
COLLECTIONS
My work is included in private collections throughout Australia, U.S.A., U.K. and Ireland.
REVIEWS
The Townsville Bulletin 2006, Review of Open Ended
The Townsville Bulletin 2005, Review of Winners of the Qld Regional Art Awards
The Cairns Post 2003, Review of Under The Surfaceby Marina Meuke
Arts Nexus Oct-Dec 2001,Review of Connect, by Sandy Stevens
The Cairns Post Nov 2, 2001, Preview of Merging concepts
The Cairns Post Nov 2, 2001, Review of my work re: site specific sculptures
Arts Nexus Aug-Sept 2001, Preview of The Stratford Festival
The Cairns Post Nov 24, 2000,rtists of North Queensland, by Marina Meuke
Cairns Post Nov 2000, Preview of Clay Treasures
Arts Nexus Dec 1999-March 2000, Review of Betwixt and Between by Sandy Stevens.
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