Eva Nolan is an emerging Sydney-based artist and researcher who practices biological drawing and digital immersive design.  Currently undertaking a PhD at UNSW Art, Design & Architecture, Nolan investigates the significance of human/nature dualisms and taxonomic classifications during the current sixth mass extinction event.  Marking the beginning of her foray into blockchain technology, her NFT artworks explore interspecies relationships and co-dependence between all living things.

b. 1993 Brisbane. Lives and works, Sydney Represented by Olsen Gallery, Sydney NSW

EDUCATION

2021– PhD Art, Design and Media, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2019 Master of Fine Art (Research), UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours Class 1), UNSW Art & Design, Sydney

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2021 Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham Art Gallery, Werribee, HIGHLY COMMENDED
2021 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Sydney. FINALIST
2020 Kangaroo Valley Art Prize, Kangaroo Valley Hall, Kangaroo Valley. FINALIST
2020 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Award, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Swan Hill.
FINALIST
2019 The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney. FINALIST
2019 Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Regional Arts Centre, Gymea.
FINALIST
2019 Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. HIGHLY
COMMENDED
2019 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Ravenswood School for Girls,
Sydney. FINALIST
2019 The North Sydney Art Prize, The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Sydney.
DRAWING AWARD
2018 Blacktown City Art Prize, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney. FINALIST
2018 Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. WINNER
2018 The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney. WINNER
2017 Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. FINALIST
2017 Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth. FINALIST
2016 The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. HIGHLY COMMENDED

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 Biophilia, Olsen Annexe, Sydney
2019 Drawing Nature, AD Space & EPICentre, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 The Habitat of Time, Arts Catalyst London, England
2020 Every Moment With You, Xinying Cultural Centre, Tainan, Taiwan
2019 In Our Nature, Broadhurst Gallery, Gymea
2018 Conversations, M. Contemporary, Sydney
2018 The Renaissance Turning, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2018 Wallpop 2, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney

2017 Hype 2, 220 Creative Space, Sydney
2017 Expanding Possibilities for the Image, 220 Creative Space, Sydney
2017 Wallpop, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney
2017 At the End of the World, M. Contemporary, Sydney
2017 Young Artist Initiative, M. Contemporary, Sydney

SCHOLARSHIPS

2021 Australian Postgraduate Award, UNSW, Sydney
2017 University Postgraduate Award, UNSW, Sydney

COLLECTIONS

Private collections Australia and Europe

MEDIA

2020 Ones to Watch – Eva Nolan, Art Edit Magazine