Kirsten Nicholls
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Kirsten Nicholls studied Landscape Architecture at LincolnUniversity, Canterbury, graduating B.L.A (Hons) before relocating to Auckland to study Fine Arts at Elam, where she graduated M.F.A(Hons).
Nicholls' career as a props buyer for the film and television industry informs much of her work, providing the inspiration to create works that are reminiscent of a vividly nostalgic dream, ofveiled images and hazy recollections. As Nicholls explains, 'I am inspired by the atmospheric feeling that period filmgives of wonder and excitement, of great nostalgia for lives past,of supposed ancient decorum & morals and of the feeling of looking into an old photograph, imagining what happens before, during and after...'
A recent finalist in the Wallace Art Awards, Nicholls has participated in numerous group shows around Auckland and continues to play an active role in the Auckland creative scene.