Nicola Woods

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Born: Sheffield UK
Lives: Toronto ON

Education
M.F.A. Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont. USA
B.F.A. (Hons.) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.


Solo Exhibitions
10/2007 - Site specific untitled installation at ‘Roadside Attractions' 911 Davenport Road, Toronto ON with writer Melanie Tinken
09/2004 - Zypr Gallery, Toronto, ON “To See and Be Seen”
05/2003 - Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, ON. Vitrine Exhibition Cases “A Body Called Light”
10/2002 - Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson, VT. “To See and Be Seen”
02/2002 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON. "New Work"
05/1999 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON. "inner terrain"
07/1998 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON. "Glimpse"
09/1995- College Street Bar Toronto, ON. "Strange Attractor"

Group Exhibitions
12/2006 - Spin Gallery, Toronto, ON “Yearbook"
09/2006 - Hang Man Gallery, Toronto, ON “Do Hands Make Us Human?
09/2006 - RedHead Gallery, Toronto, ON “insomnia”
09/2006 - Art at 401, 401 Richmond, Toronto ON.
05/2006 - Speakeasy Photography Show, Contact Photography Festival, Gladstone Hotel,
Toronto, ON
11/2005 - Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Brockport, NY “Illuminating Developments:
Images, Objects and the Use of Light". Curated by Tim Massey.
09/2003 - Zypr Gallery, Toronto, ON “Group Show”
06/2003 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts Toronto, ON “I'm Thirsty” (Curator &
exhibiting artist)
06/2002 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts Toronto, ON. "Body as (ready to be re-)
made" Curated by Pam Patterson
02/2000 - SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY "Invitational"
01/2000 - SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY "Gifts for the 21st Century"
09/1999 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, "Looks Good On Paper"
09/1998 - James Baird Gallery St. John's, NF "Four Women",
08/1998 - Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts Toronto, ON. "Screen 2: Contemplating the
Electric Skin" Curated by StuartReid
03/1996 - Metropolitan Toronto Convention and Visitor's Association, Toronto, ON.
Curated by Donald Brackett & Mimi Gellman
12/1995 - Dufferin Mall, 900 Dufferin Street Toronto, ON. "marked up" Curated by Big-
Eyed Inc.


Grants/Awards
2003- Johnson State College, Graduate Award - Studio Arts.
1999 - Reader's Digest/Lila Acheson Wallace Scholarship, Vermont Studio Centre Residency Support Grant
1989 - City of Winnipeg Cultural Grant, Manitoba Arts Council Visual Art Project Grant,
Participant in Mentoring Artists for Women's Art Advisory Program
1988 - Manitoba Arts Council Short Term Project Grant.
1986- Gold Medal University of Manitoba.

Publications
2004 - “To See and Be Seen: A Response” by Melanie Isis Tinken. Exhibition essay for Zypr gallery.
2005 - “nor”, bookwork, Montréal, Québec and Toronto, ON.
2003 - Visual Voice - CUIT radio interview
200 - inversions magazine “Women and Humour” Editor - Amy Karlinsky.
2002 - "Body as (ready to be re-) made" curated by Pam Patterson, exhibition catalogue.
1998 - Screen 2: Contemplating the Electric Skin, curated by Stuart Reid, exhibition catalogue
1995 - Artzwize "Marked Up" exhibition interview Roger's Cable television
1995 - QW inter-gallery newsletter "Strange Attractor" page
1992 - Canadian Verse 2 Fall Issue. "Animals and Women"