NICOLA LODER
Born Melbourne 1964

EDUCATION

2007-12 PhD Fine Art Monash University

1994-97 Master of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

1992 Post Graduate Diploma (Film) The Victorian College of the Arts

1986-89 Bachelor of Fine Art (Photography) The Victorian College of The Arts

1998 Lecturer in Media Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

1994-97 Lecturer in Photography Monash University

Lecturer in Photography Swinburne University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 Tourist # 5 – disappearing project 1-4, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

2009 Tourist # 3 – sighted child 1-11, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

2006 Tourist # 4 – may 1967, Crossley & Scott, Melbourne

2005 Tourist # 2 – i am not a hoola girl, i am not a dog, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne

Tourist # 1 – blind child 1-6, Crossley & Scott, Melbourne

2003 Wild Thing, Center for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne

Canberra Contemporary Art Space

1998 Landscape 1-18, Gallery 101, Melbourne

1996 Child 1-175: A Nostalgia for the Present, Stop 22 Gallery, Melbourne

1994 The Apprenticeship of Silence, Center for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne

Switchback Gallery, Monash University, Gippsland Campus

Broken In My Mouth, Main gallery, The Basement Project, Melbourne

1993 Untitled, collaboration with Deborah Ostrow, The Basement Project, Melbourne

1991 Untitled, collaboration with Deborah Ostrow, Studio 12, Gertrude St, Melbourne

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2012 Liquid Archive, presented by and at MUMA, Melbourne

2011 Pressing Issues, Castlemaine Festival Exhibition, Castlemaine

2010 Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Lot 19 Gallery, Castlemaine

2006 Where Angels Tread, CACSA, curated by Blair French

Reverie, presented by MUMA, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Gippsland

2005 ‘I’m travelin’ light’ … ‘No, no you don’t travel light’, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne

Qwest, Short St Art Space, Melbourne, curated by Craig Cole

2000-2001 Telling Tales, the child in contemporary photography, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne,

Bendigo Art Gallery, Campbel Town City Bicentennial Art Gallery, University of South Australia Art Museum, Brisbane City Gallery.

2000 Orbital, Lux Gallery, London, CCP Melbourne, curated by Keely Macarow

Remember Who You Are, 200 Gertrude Street, curator – Allison Weaver, Peta Clancy

1998 Identity Art – People of Diversity, Sydney, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Jakarta, Thailand, South Korea, China, curator – Colin Simpson

Image ≠ Object, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, curator – Blair French

Strangely Familiar, Glasgow Exchange Exhibition, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, curator – Clare Williamson

Respond Red or Blue, Royal Melbourne Hospital, for Melbourne Festival

1997 Moet & Chandon touring exhibition, QAG Brisbane, NGV Melbourne, AGWA Perth, NSWAG Sydney, AGSA Adelaide.

Rapport: Eight Artists from Singapore and Australia, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, IMA, Brisbane, Curators – Natalie King and Tay Swee Lin,

New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1996 Rapport: Eight Artists from Singapore and Australia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore,

Monash Gallery, Melbourne

The Rupert Bunny Prize exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne

1995 Labyrinth, Platform Gallery, curator – Rachael Kent, Melbourne

Steam, Stop 22, Melbourne, curator Marion Harper

Faktura, Stop 22, Melbourne, Curator – Rosalind Drummond

1993 Pure Cinema, Charles Williams Gallery, Department of Architecture, R.M.I.T Melbourne Curator Rosalind Drummond

1997 Photo Access, Link Gallery (subsidiary of The National Gallery), Canberra

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2005 Tourist: blind child 1-6, Anthony Gardner, feature article, UnMagazine, Issue 4, p12

2003 wild thing, Anthony Gardner, Eyeline, No. 52, p48

wild thing, Robert Nelson, The Age, December, A3, p7

wild thing, Featured Artist, Real time, June, p13

2002 Telling Tales, the child in contemporary photography, Margaret Moore, Photofile, May, p57

2000 Orbital, Gabriella Coslovich, Age, Wednesday July 28, p7

Orbital, Exhibition Catalogue essay, Keely Macarow,

Remember Who You Are, Peter Timms, Age, Wednesday July 21, p7

Telling Tales, exhibition catalogue, Anne Marsh

Orbital,  Peter Timms, Age, Thursday July 13, p5

1999 Respond Red or Blue, Daniel Palmer, Eyeline, July

Orbital, Peter Hill, Artlink, V18 #4, p36

1998 Image ≠ Object, Alex Gawronski, <Globe>, Nov 9, issue 8

Image ≠ Object, Robert McFarlane, Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday June 17Image ≠ Object, Bruce James, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 16 June

Landscape 1-18, Anita Bragge, Herald Sun, Saturday September 19, p116

Landscape 1-18, Anna Claburne, Age, Wednesday February 25, p7

Landscape 1-18, exhibition catalogue, Naomi Cass,

Landscape 1-18, Robyn McKenzie, Herald Sun, Monday  March 2, p81

Landscape 1-18, Mike Edmonds, Herald Sun, Friday 20 March

Strangely Familiar, Clare Williamson, exhibition catalogue

Strangely Familiar, Peter Timms, Age, Wednesday Sep 26, p20

Respond Red or Blue’, exhibition catalogue, Marie Louise Hillcoat,

1997 Moet & Chandon touring exhibition, Colin Simpson, The Bulletin, page 71, May

Moet & Chandon  exhibition catalogue, Anna Clabburn,

Rapport, Wahyuni Hadi, ART AsiaPacific, Number 13, February

Rapport, Sasha Grishin, Canberra Times, April page C6

Rapport , Jason Smith, Museum National, vol 5, no. 3 Feb. page 19-20

1996 Child 1-175, Exhibition Catalogue, Edward Colless

Child 1-175, Richard Holt, World Art, October

Child 1-175, Freda Freiberg, The Age, April

Rapport, Robert Nelson, The Age, September

Rapport, Exhibition Catalogue, Natalie King, Rapport ex. Cat.

Rapport , Rachel Farnay, Asian art news, May/June page 80

Rapport , Rod McLeish, Temple Studio Publication #16, July page 5-8

Rapport, Susie Wong, The Strait Times, June

Rapport , Anne Marsh, The Herald Sun, September

Rapport , Natalie King, Real Time, August/September page

1995 Faktura, Natalie King, Photofile, November

1994 The Apprenticeship of Silence, Zara Stanhope, Photofile, November

The Apprenticeship of Silence, Simeon Kronenberg, Agenda, September

The Apprenticeship of Silence, Clare Williamson, Artfan, Spring

The Apprenticeship of Silence, Lin Tobias, Artfan, Spring

The Apprenticeship of Silence, Anne Marsh, Herald Sun, May

GRANTS, AWARDS & PRIZES

2006 Arts Victoria, Arts Development Grant

Winner (2D component) The Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize

2002 Arts Victoria, Arts Development Grant

2000 Cinemedia/Experimenta, Project Grant

1997 Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council, Project Development Grant, New Work

Arts Victoria, Arts Development Grant

1995 Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council, Project Development Grant

COLLECTIONS

2003 Crown Casino Hotel

2001 Besen Family

2000 Building 101 Collins St Melbourne

1998 Monash Gallery

1996 National Gallery of Victoria

1998 Victorian College of the Arts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003 – 06 Designed, built and managed short st artspace and studios with my partner Geoff Crosby

2002 – 03 Produced Special, an exhibition of new migrant and refugee children’s photographs,

Footscray Community Arts Centre, The Immigration Museum, & Children’s Museum,

2004 Concern, VCA gallery, Melbourne, an exhibition by Stuart Koop including work from special

2003 – 04 Produced the photography for Word Up a publication documenting, a series of workshops in schools with spoken word artist Morganics

Worked with blind children from The Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind and the Western English Language School for Smile, an exhibition of children’s photography at Artplay,

1998 Lecturer in Media Arts, RMIT, City Campus

1997 Lecturer in Photography, Monash University, Gippsland campus

Curated [insert title here], ARC Gallery, Yinnar, (exhibition of students work)

1994 – 95 Lecturer in Photography, Swinburne University, Prahran campus

1995 Lecturer in Photography, Monash University, Gippsland campus

Curated, Out of the Dark, Latrobe Regional Gallery, (exhibition of students work)

1993 – 95 Photography Tutor, St Kilda Park Primary School

1994 Curated Close Up On St Kilda Park, Linden Gallery (exhibition of students work)

ARTISTS PUBLICATIONS

2012 Tourist # 5 – disappearing project 1-4, exhibition catalogue essay by Stuart Koop, Melbourne

2009 Tourist # 3: sighted child 1-11, exhibition catalogue essay by Stuart Koop, Melbourne

2006 Tourist # 4: May 1967, exhibition catalogue essay by Anthony Gardner, Melbourne

2005 Tourist #2: I am not a hula girl, I am not a dog, exhibition catalogue essay by Anthony Gardner, Melb

2005 Tourist #1: blind child 1-6 exhibition catalogue essay by Stuart Koop, Melbourne

2003 wild thing exhibition catalogue essay by Stuart Koop, Melbourne

1998 Landscape 1-18, exhibition catalogue essay by Naomi Cass, Melbourne

1996 Child 1-175: A Nostalgia for the Present, exhibition catalogue essay by Edward Colless,

1994 The Apprenticeship of Silence ex. cat. Deborah Hennessy, Jennifer Higgie, Sandra Webster,

1990 Untitled, Deborah Ostrow / Nicola Loder – Exhibition Catalogue, Melbourne