Nicole Waddick - Artist

BIOGRAPHY

Nicole Waddick is a Canadian visual artist who works with drawing and painting media. In January 2010, Nicole expanded her art practice to include ceramics. She also does printmaking and has designed sculpture and installation art

In July 2011, Nicole completed a Medalta International Artist Residency at the Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She is currently working on paintings and ceramics inspired by the landscapes of Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan that she visited during her residency. This work will be exhibited in solo shows at the Carnegie Gallery in March 2012 and at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts in May 2012.

Nicole graduated with an Interdisciplinary BA from Carleton University in 1993. Her degree spanned the fields of Art History, Cultural Studies and Industrial Design. The year after graduation, She travelled the American Southwest and Western Canada, an experience that was influential to her art work. In 1995, Nicole studied painting and illustration at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Nicole lives in Waterloo, Ontario. Her artwork is available at the UpTown Gallery located in Waterloo Town Square.

Nicole teaches drawing and painting workshops in Waterloo and Cambridge.