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Curriculum Vitae 

Higher Education

 

  • Master of Fine Art (by Research), First Class Honours, 2012 - Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia

  • BA hons Fine Art (Sculpture), 2001 - Central St Martin’s School of Art, London, UK

  • Foundation Certificate in Art & Design, 1998 - Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK

Solo Shows

  • The Enchanted City - Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, December 2012

  • Outside Insideout - Central St Martins School of Art, London, June 2001

Group Shows

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  • ​Shrewsbury Arts Trail, Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery and The Parade shopping centre: upcoming

  • ​Leamington Open, Leamington Spa Museum & Art Gallery: 03/02/24 - 12/05/24

  • RBSA Drawing prize, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham: 05/09/23 - 14/10/23

  • Walkspace 23, Artefact Gallery, Birmingham: 03/06/23 - 01/07/23

  • Picaresque -  Ha Gamle Prestegard, Norway, September – October, 2014

  • Actions: What you can do with the City - Canadian Centre of Architecture, Montreal, Canada, November 2008 – April 2009. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, October 2009 – March 2010, Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP) in conjunction with The 10th São Paulo Architecture Biennale, Brazil, October - December, 2013

  • New Directions - Hawthorn Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, February - March 2013

  • I thought I was where I wasn’t: Shannon Smiley and Helen Nodding - c3 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, February, 2013

  • Stad in Zicht (City in Sight) - Villa Zebra (children’s museum), Rotterdam, Netherlands, June - July 2012

  • Man vs Wild - Goodtime Studios, Melbourne, Australia, June 2012 

  • Neon Forest - c3 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, February 2012 

  • The Brunswick Show 2011 - Donkey Wheel Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, September 2011 

  • Miniature World’s in the City - Mudfest, (installation in Melbourne University’s Architecture Library), Australia, August 2011

  • Small works, Small Spaces - Northern Exposure Festival, Melbourne, Australia, June 2011

  • 20x20 Magazine COLLECTED VISIONS - Madam Lillies Gallery, London, UK, May 2010

  • Nocturama - Owl and Pussycat Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, November 2009

  • The First International Pestival - Wetlands Centre, Barnes, May 2006

  • Citymined - Travelling poster exhibition, UK, 2006

  • Itchy Park - Limehouse Town Hall, London, UK, February 2005

  • Wild Animals I have known - Columbia Rd, London, UK, August 2002

  • Mint - Upper Street, Islington, London, UK, August 2000

  • Do you want fries with that? - Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham, UK, July 1999

Collections

  • Ha Gamle Prestegard -Contempary Art Gallery, Norway

  • Artwork is held in several private collections in Italy, Australia, America and the UK

Scholarships & Awards

  • Stuart Black Travelling Scholarship, (Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne), 2015

  • Fiona Myer Award, (VCA, Uni Melb), 2012

  • Yulgibar Scholarship, (Myer Foundation), 2012

  • Endeavour Europe Award, (Australian Government, DEEWR), 2011

  • Best Visual Artist Award, Mudfest, (Melbourne University), 2011

  • Queen’s Scholarship Award, second prize, (Central St Martins School of Art), 2000

Publications

  • Art is Everywhere: how to really look at things - Author: Lorenzo Servi; editing & copywriting by Helen Nodding, Amsterdam, (2016)

  • Jardins Singuliers/Unique Gardens - Author: Sophie Barbaux, ICI Interface (ICI Consultants), France, (04/2015)

  • Artistic Visions - Author: Veronica Winters, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, USA, (06/14)

  • Werkstatt Kunst Band 2 - School textbook, Westermann Press, Germany (06/14)

  • LivingExclusive.com - 'Inspiration' - lifestyle and interiors website, (03/12)

  • The Guardian - 'The revolution will be composted: moss and potholes' - online gardening blog, (02/12) 

  • Endeavour Awards News Bulletin, Issue 16 - 'Helen Nodding, Endeavour Europe Award holder' - DEEWR, Australia, (09/11)

  • The Age - ‘eg’ Section - 'Northern Exposure' - National Newspaper, Australia (06/2011)

  • The Northcote Leader - Art that’s streets ahead – Northern Exposure celebrates resilient urban nature', Author: Julia Erwin, local newspaper, Australia (06/2011)

  • Global Arte.tv - 'Des graffitis bons pour l’environment', Editor: Alban Fischer, short film, France (03/11)

  • Helmöjd - M'ossa, Inte Sprayfärg' - Author: Malin Vessby, magazine, Sweden, (05/11)

  • My Green City: Back to Nature with Attitude and Style - Edited by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, Kitty Bolhöfer, Gestalten Press UK, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Latin America, (03/11)

  • Ideastap - 'Guerrilla Art', Author: Kirstie Swain, online magazine, UK, (02/11)

  • Street Art Cook Book - Author: Benke Carlsson, published by document.org, Sweden, UK, France, (04/10)

  • Urban Interventions: personal projects in public spaces  - Edited by M. Huebner, Gestalten Publishing, Germany, UK (03/10)

  • Terra Eco Magazine - 'Street art : des graffitis à la bombe de mousse' - Feature by Audrey Garric, France (03/2010)

  • Camino Magazine - 'Växtgraffiti' - Feature by Tobias Janssen, Sweden, (03/10)

  • Bedding Down the Guerilla Gardener - Masters thesis by Benjamin Brace, UK (03/10)

  • The Barbican Centre - ‘Do Something Different Weekend’ - Operation Ivy League (with the Spacehijackers), London, UK, (07/09) 

  • Excelsior - daily newspaper, Mexico, (06/09)

  • Don’t Panic - 'Helen Nodding’s Stories from Space' - Interview by James Read, online magazine, UK, (05/08)

  • C Magazine - 'Venice: issue 102' - Review: Actions What You Can Do With the City, Canadian Centre of Architecture, Author: Peter Dubé,Canada (06/09)

  • 20 x 20 Magazine - issue 2 - UK (08/09)

  • 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse! - Author: Garth Johnson, Rockport Publishers, Quarry Press, USA, (11/2010)

  • Frankie Magazine - 'Helen Nodding's Stories from Space' - online magazine, Australia, (05/2009)

  • Mankind Magazine - 'Merry Pranksters: Ladybird' - Author: Jacque Lynn Schiller, USA (04/2009)

  • Adbusters - 'Endgame Strategies'  Issue 82 - 'Weed Enclosure' (featured), Canada, (04/09)

  • Relevant Magazine - 'Choco Lies' - 'Graffiti goes Green', USA, (09/08)

  • L’uomo Vogue - 'Creating with vegetable tools' - Feature by Matteo de Colle, Italy, (07/08)

  • East London Advertiser - Feature in local newspaper, London, UK, (09/08)

  • Baby Beef zine - zine feature, Dublin, Ireland, (08)

  • On Guerilla Gardening: The why, what and how of cultivating neglected Public Space - Author: Richard Reynolds, Bloomsbury Publishing, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, USA,UK, (05/08)

  • Eclipses: Stories of disappearances and reappearances - 'Illustrations by Helen Nodding' - Author: Kiril Bozhinov, Interlude Press, UK, (September, 08)

  • Pop-up-Spaces Author - features 'Operation:Ivy League project' - Author: Kristin Jutta Metho, Germany, (10/07)

  • The Guerrilla Art Kit - features 'Moss Graffiti project' - Author: Keri Smith, USA, Princeton Architectural Press, (07)

  • Steelcase Magazine - 'Trends section' - features 'Moss Graffiti project' - USA, (10/07)

  • Craft Magazine - 'DIY Tag It: Moss Graffiti' - Issue 04, USA, (07/07)

  • Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle - features 'Moss Graffiti'  Author: Tsia Carson, Harper Collins, USA, (10/06)

  • Interlude Magazine -  issues 1 - 4 - Edited by Francesca Ricci, Rebecca Philp & Helen Nodding, UK, (04 - 06)

2010 - present
2010 - present
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