Nell

WORDS + CROSSES, Ramp Gallery, New Zealand

In this exhibition, heavy with the symbolism of opposites – light and dark, death and rebirth, silence and noise – Nell’s obsession with Colin McCahon is also evident, in her bespoke wallpaper and large-scale paintings. Continuing her long-standing interest in contemporary manifestations of spiritual traditions, she mines the magic of materials, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s potential for transcendence, and the power of words.

—Ramp Gallery

Exhibition Dates: 14 August – 15 September 2017

WORDS + CROSSES, 2017
acrylic paint on linen
216 x 452 cm

Another Golden Ghost, 2018
acrylic on linen
99.5 x 81.9 cm

I AM just a MUSICIAN TRYING TO make MY WAY in the Universe, 2017
acrylic and mixed media on canvas
99.3 x 81.5 cm

NZZN, 2017
acrylic paint on canvas
91.5 x 72.5 cm

I'm going HOME, 2017
acrylic on linen
99.5 x 80.5 cm

Same but different, 2017
acrylic and ink on linen
95.5 x 81.7 cm

Let There Be Robe, 2012
Zen robe, T-shirts, beads, badges, mannequin, socks, Converse All-Stars, guitar picks, paintbrushes, drumsticks, scissors, pencils, screwdrivers, chopsticks
Dimensions variable

Nell Eveleigh Treehouse
South Eveleigh, Sydney, 2019

Group Show, Workshop
University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 2019

Group Show, Just Not Australian
Artspace, Sydney, 2019

Nell Blessings
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2018-19

Nell WORDS + CROSSES
Ramp Gallery, New Zealand, 2017

Nell The National
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2017

Nell Magic Object
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2016

Nell Let There Be Robe
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2015

Nell The Labyrinth
Day For Night, Performance Space, Carriageworks, 2015

Nell 5 Days on Earth is 5 Days in Heaven
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, England, 2014

Group Show, Green Cathedral
Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW, 2014

Nell GRAVEST HITS
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2013

Nell Allens Commission
Sydney, 2012

Group Show, MONA FOMA
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, 2012

Group Show, Groups Who
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2011-12

Nell Made in The Cross
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2010

Group Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2009-10

Nell All The Way
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2008

Nell There Goes A Narwhal
Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne, 2008

Group Show, Summer '07 '08
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2007

Nell Let Me Put My Love Into You
Deutsche Bank Tapestry Commission, Sydney, 2007

Nell Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award
Werribee Park, Werribee, VIC, 2007

Nell Out Of Place
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2005

Nell Happy Ending
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2005

Nell Who Made Who
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2004

Nell No Mountain, No River
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2002

Group Show, The Fly and The Mountain
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2002

Group Show, The First 20 Years
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2002

Nell Unlimited Radiance
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2001

Nell Primavera: The Belinda Jackson Exhibition of Young Artists
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 1999