24 Church Street, Perth
Western Australia 6000
Phone 08 9228 3566
Fax 08 9228 3577
email: artplace@iinet.net.au

 

Art Consultants - Corporate and Private Collections
Member of the Australian Commercial Galleries Association
Member Association of Western Australian Art Galleries
Preferred Provider for the Government of Western Australia

 
Nola Farman

 


Qualifications
M.A. (Hons) Visual Arts,
A.O.C.A. (Hons) Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada

 

 


Selected Exhibitions
2002 The Evolution of Reflection, Artplace, Perth

2001 Launch of “The Book of Dark Pages By Nora Fleming” and exhibition of the accompanying series of drawings at Stephen McLaughlin Gallery, Melbourne.
Domestication Installation at Enviromenta, Mossvale,NSW.

2000 Book Launch, “The book of Dark Pages by Nora Fleming”, Artplace, Perth.

1999 “Biblomania”, Gallery East, Sydney
“8 x 8”, Roar Gallery, Melbourne

1996 Satellite show to the Biennale of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney “The Michael Angelo Project”, drawings at Charlotte Sturt Exhibition Space, Charles Sturt University

1995 Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hobart
The Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth
The Casula Powerhouse, Sydney
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
The Art Gallery of Western Australia and Chiangmai University, Thailand

1994 Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Experimental Art Foundation
The Performance Space and Street Level, Sydney
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Acquisitive Exhibition, Perth

1993 PICA, Perth

1992 The Art Gallery of Western Australia and Geraldton Regional Gallery, WA
The Women’s Gallery, Melbourne

1991 PICA, Perth
The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth

1990 The Performance Space,Sydney
“Experimenta”, Linden Gallery, Melbourne

1989 ARX 89
PICA, Perth
The Art Gallery of Western Australia

Commissions and Consultancies
2001-02 “The Tidal Indicator”, at River Place, Petrie’s Bight, Brisbane River for Devine Ltd

2000 “The Wave (Crosscurrent)”, steel stormwater cover, Balmoral Beach, Mosman City Council

1999-00 “The Fireline (Stage Three), an installation with glass tiles and fibre-optics, Civic Square, Canberra, with Malcolm Munro and Associates (Landscape Architects)
Consultant with Pittendrigh Shinkfeild and Bruce (Landscape Architects) to develop a strategy for the redevelopment of the Honeysuckle precinct, Newcastle, NSW

1998 “The Wind Tree”, a public artwork for the Logan Campus of Griffith University using stainless steel, brickwork, anemometer cups & lights powered by a wind turbine.

1997-98 “The sounds of World War Two Ship Building and Ship Launch & Signage”, Bray’s Bay Foreshore Park, Rhodes, Sydney, with Shane Fahey Sound Engineer & Pittendrigh Shinkfield & Bruce, Landscape Architects.
“The Fireline (Stage One)” Civic Square, Canberra
The cartography drawer in the “Cabinet of Curiosities”, Australian Science Archive for New Visions Australia presented to the Royal Society, British Museum, UK.

1996 “Suite Talk” and Ooh! Aah!” installations using sound with second-hand books and magazines for the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

1992-4 Sound and Water installation, Claisebrook Inlet for the East Perth Redevelopment Authority in collaboration with Tract Landscape Architects.
“The Braille Book”, photosensitive interactive installation commissioned by Scitech, Perth in collaboration with Anna Gibbs.
“Subterranean Listening Devise” - for the Mundaring Sculpture Park in WA. A permanent sound installation using a seismometer and solar power.

1967-70 Wall relief (Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust, WA)
Wall relief (ALCOA Aust, Pinjarra, WA)
Processionary Cross, Lectern & Sanctuary Lamp (Hale School Chapel, Churchlands
Wallaby Challenge Trophy (Australian Rugby Club)
Wall relief (UWA, St George’s College)
Wall relief, (Servite College, Dianella, WA).

Prizes, Awards & Residencies
2002 Artist in Residence, Curtin University, Perth, WA. Production of an Artist Book “The Elevator Rider’s Companion”.
Artist in Residence, Metropolitan College of TAFE, Perth, WA.
Artist in Residence, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA.

2001 Artist in Residence, Midland College of TAFE, Perth, WA.

2000 Artist in Residence, Edith Cowan University, WA. Production of an artist book “The Book of Dark Pages By Nora Fleming.”

1999 Artist in Residence, University of Western Australia, WA. Production of an artist’s book “Microbilia”

1998 Artist in Residence, School of Earth Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University, Adelaide, SA. (Partnership funding with Dr J.A.T. Bye from the Australia Council for a kinetic tidal sculpture)

1997 Artist in Residence, School of Creative Arts, Wollongong University
Two year Senior Fellowship, Australia Council.

1996 Artist in Residence, Department of Art & Cultural Heritage, Charles Sturt University, Albury.

1995 -96 Visiting Fellow, Department of Visual & Performing Arts, UWS(Nepean)

1995 Premier’s Award & Predominantly Landscape Environment Award - (Western Australian Civic Design Awards), in association with Forbes & Fitzhardinge, Architects & Urban Planners
Mundaring Arts Centre Inaugural Prize for Self-portraiture
Visiting Artist, Canberra School of Art, ACT
Project Grant, ANAT, for The Michelangelo Project
Artist in Residence, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

1994 Artist in Residence, QUT, Brisbane. Production of “Elsewhere: The Road Movie”.

1993 Bridging Fellowship, Australia Council, VACB
Project Grant & CEAD Grant, WA Department for the Arts, for The Subterranean Listening Device.
New Researcher Grant, CUT for The Braille Book

1991 Diploma of Honor, Prix Arts Electronica, Linz, Austria, “The Lift Project”

1990 Print-makers of WA Collaborative Print-making Award with Helen Britton.

1989,87,1981-82 Project Grants from the Australia Council (V.A.C.B.), WA, Department for the Arts & A.N.T.

Publications
2002 art_public, Issue No. 33.
“Walk unearths artistic treasures” East Perth Living p17, Gaurdian Express, 4th June

2001 Paul McGillick, “Monument: Architecture & Design” Site Profile p16 April/May
Toni Ross, “The Wind Tree” ,Artlink, pp 22-25, Vol 21 No 1
Tim Morrell, “Object: Craft + Design + Culture”,The Logan Campus Public Art Project, No 1-01, pp 26-27
Ros Bandt, “Sound Sculpture: Intersections in Sound & Sculpture in Australian Artworks”, Craftsman House, Fine Art Publishing Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, pp 78, 99-101, 78-78.

2000 David Bromfield, ‘The gift of Creativity’, big weekend, West Australian, 16th Dec

1999 Sarah Palmer, “Arts today”, The West Australian, Thursday, April 29th
Annie English, “Artnotes: WA”, Art Monthly, May 1999, No 119, p41

1995 Douglas Kahn, “RealTime”, No 8, August-September, 1995,
Zoe Sofoulis, “Geekgirl: Broadband”, Issue 3, 1995
Rebecca Coyle, “Sound in Space”, MCA, Sydney
Carolyn Burke, “Art in America”, May Issue
Anna Gibbs, “Writings on Dance: Thinking Bodies” 11/12.
Michelle Boulous Walker (Ed) “Performing Sexualities”, IMA
Ceallaigh Norman, “Broadsheet”, Volume 23, Number 3
Anna Gibbs, from “The Heat of Ontology”,(NSW)
Ann Schilo, “Eyeline”, Number 24.
Zoe Sofia, “Art Link”, Volume 13.

1992 Anne Marsh, “Agenda”, Vol. 26/27
Mitzi Goldman Carsick video, SBS TV “Eat Carpet”, (National TV)

1991 Der Prix Arts Electronica: International Compendium of Computer Arts, Edition 91, Linz, Austria
Anna Gibbs, “Agenda: Contemporary Art Magazine”, Noelle Janaczewska, Eyeline15, Feb.

1990 Ted Snell, Art & Australia, Autumn

1983 Ted Snell, “Australian Art Review”, Studio International, Vol. 196

Collections
Art Gallery of WA, Artbank; Janet Holmes a Court, Alexander Library Perth, IBM Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital WA, Royal Perth Hospital WA, University of WA, Crown Law Department Perth, Curtin University WA, State Government Insurance Office WA, Edith Cowan University, R&I Bank WA, Kalgoorlie College, Kerry Stokes Collection, Lady Sheila Cruthers Collection, Royal Society, London UK. Private collections in Australia, Canada & USA.

 

Exhibitions