Verna Nichols b. 1947

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Verna Nichols is a Tasmanian Aboriginal painter, drawer, silk screen printmaker, weaver and kelp worker who works from her home in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Name
Verna Nichols
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Weaver)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Senior Printer/Coordinator
  • Office Administrator/Partner
  • Trainee Curator
  • Coordinator
  • Deckhand
  • Mothercraft Nurse
  • Cultural Officer
Birth date
1947
Birth place
Flinders Island, Tasmania
Active Period
  • 1975-
Residence
  • 1947 - 1954 Flinders Island, TAS
  • 1954 - 1967 Hobart, TAS
  • 1967 - 1969 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1969 - 1990 Hobart, TAS
  • 1990 - 1997 Strahan, TAS
  • 1997- Hobart, TAS
Training
  • 1994 Tasmania
  • 1999 Palawa Prints
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Bunurong, VIC
  • Cape Barren Island, Tas.
  • Flinders Island, TAS
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Nichols, Verna

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Other occupations
  • Senior Printer/Coordinator
  • Office Administrator/Partner
  • Trainee Curator
  • Coordinator
  • Deckhand
  • Mothercraft Nurse
  • Cultural Officer
  • Senior Printer/Coordinator (Senior Printer/Coordinator Palawa Prints 2000/2002)
  • Office Administrator/Partner (Office Administrator/Partner Strahan Engineering 1990/1992)
  • Trainee Curator (Trainee Curator Anthropology Department, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1987/1990)
  • Coordinator (Coordinator Women's Karadi Aboriginal Corporation 1984/1986)
  • Deckhand (Deckhand 1980/1984)
  • Mothercraft Nurse (Mothercraft Nurse Aboriginal Children's Centre 1986/1987)
  • Cultural Officer (Cultural Officer Palawa Aboriginal Corporation 2002/2003)
Copyright agents
  • Nichols, Verna
  • Nichols, Verna
Heritage countries
  • Bunurong, VIC
  • Cape Barren Island, Tas.
  • Flinders Island, TAS
  • Bunurong, VIC
  • Cape Barren Island, TAS
  • Flinders Island, TAS
Related people
  • Newson, Lennah (associate of)
  • Greeno, Lola (associate of)
  • Newson, Lennah (relative of)
  • Gorringe, Jennie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Leonie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Leonie (sibling of)
  • Langdon, Jacqui (associate of)
  • Langdon, Jacqui (parent of)
  • Langdon, Tanya (associate of)
  • Langdon, Tanya (parent of)
  • Purdon, Ila (associate of)
  • Purdon, Ila (child of)
  • Dickson, Kylie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Kylie (relative of)
  • Baulk, Linda (associate of)
  • Dickson, John (relative of)
  • Mannalargenna, Chief (relative of)
  • Newson, Lennah (associate of)
  • Greeno, Lola (associate of)
  • Newson, Lennah (relative of)
  • Gorringe, Jennie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Leonie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Leonie (sibling of)
  • Langdon, Jacqui (associate of)
  • Langdon, Jacqui (parent of)
  • Langdon, Tanya (associate of)
  • Langdon, Tanya (parent of)
  • Purdon, Ila (associate of)
  • Purdon, Ila (child of)
  • Dickson, Kylie (associate of)
  • Dickson, Kylie (relative of)
  • Baulk, Linda (associate of)
  • Dickson, John (relative of)
  • Mannalargenna, Chief (relative of)
Related person groups
  • Moonah Arts Centre, TAS (associate of)
  • Moonah Arts Centre, TAS (associate of)
Related works
  • Kelp Water Carrier (creator of)
  • Drawing of Seals (creator of)
  • Woven Kelp Basket (creator of)
  • Kelp Containers (two) (creator of)
  • 3 Eras on a Timeline (creator of)
  • Ancestral Kitchen (creator of)
  • String Work (creator of)
  • Painted Cardboard Boxes (two) (creator of)
  • Kelp Water Carrier (creator of)
  • Kelp Water Carrier (creator of)
  • Drawing of Seals (creator of)
  • Woven Kelp Basket (creator of)
  • Kelp Containers (two) (creator of)
  • 3 Eras on a Timeline (creator of)
  • Ancestral Kitchen (creator of)
  • String Work (creator of)
  • Painted Cardboard Boxes (two) (creator of)
  • Kelp Water Carrier (creator of)
Related collections
  • Brest Maritime Heritage Centre, France (collected in)
  • Living History Museum of Aboriginal Culture, Nicholls Rivulet, TAS (collected in)
  • Swing Bridge Gallery, Dunally, TAS (collected in)
  • Hastings Caves Visitors Centre, Hastings, TAS (collected in)
  • South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation, Cygnet, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Women's Karadi Aboriginal Corporation, TAS (collected in)
  • Brest Maritime Heritage Centre, France (collected in)
  • Living History Museum of Aboriginal Culture, Nicholls Rivulet, TAS (collected in)
  • Swing Bridge Gallery, Dunally, TAS (collected in)
  • Hastings Caves Visitors Centre, Hastings, TAS (collected in)
  • South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation, Cygnet, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Women's Karadi Aboriginal Corporation, TAS (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • First National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (received)
  • Local Hero Award - City of Glenorchy (received)
  • 22nd Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • First National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award (received)
  • Local Hero Award - City of Glenorchy (received)
  • 22nd Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
Related events
  • nigennah tunapry (exhibited at)
  • EARTHenware (exhibited at)
  • Earth Wind & Fire (exhibited at)
  • NAIDOC Week Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • We're Here (None)
  • rrala manta manta - strong; long way, long time (exhibited at)
  • nigennah tunapry (exhibited at)
  • EARTHenware (exhibited at)
  • Earth Wind & Fire (exhibited at)
  • NAIDOC Week Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • We're Here (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991
Indigenous notes