Mandy Nicholson

Mandy Nicholson is a multifacted artist from the heartland of Melbourne. Born in 1975, Mandy was raised in Healesville and belongs to the Wurundjeri-willam (Woiwurrung language) clan of the Kulin Nation. Mandy has practised visual art since 1994 and studied Koorie art and design at RMIT University in Bundoora and Monash University.

Although primarily a painter, Mandy also produces ceramics, carvings, murals, prints, designs and children's clothing.

In addition to creating her own works, Mandy has also been a contributor to large-scale public artworks including the Manchester and Melbourne Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Common Ground at Birrarung Marr and Kirrip Wurrung Biik through the Wyndham City Council.

The stories behind Mandy's designs revolve around nature, animals, stories of her people, personal experience and her two daughters, executed using the traditional motifs of her people blended with contemporary interpretation.

The Flight of the Wangim by Mandy Nicholson.

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For more information, please visit Mandy Nicholson's website.