PASSAGE is Friends Of the Museum's bi-monthly magazine featuring articles relating to Singapore's museums, permanent collections, special exhibitions, local history, and Asian art. This edition features an article by writer and journalist Uta Weigelt who was interested in my installation artworks made with Saga seeds, the bright red seeds of the Saga (Adenanthera) tree found in SouthEast Asia, which symbolise love, nostalgia, and longing….
Read MorePress Release: Summer Exhibition at Royal Society of Sculptors
This year I made a series of 16 sculptures about the delicate balance of science and faith that have been keeping us afloat and will send us into the future.
Read MoreAppraising Your Art Collection
I am often being asked how my collectors and clients should go about appraising or valuing their art collections or works of mine that they have had for some time.
Read MoreJournALL discusses Poetry Net (III)
Thanks to JournALL, the art journal by international curator Valeria Ceregini for the interview and for featuring my poetry net series, in the light of this time of isolation, and the great isolation and disconnect expressed in these works which tell the story of migrants stranded around the world.
Read MoreHolding Space
In this post I talk a little bit about my recent artwork ‘Holding Space’. I wanted to create an artwork which used hands to convey the human need for closeness, the cultural disconnect between social groups, and the potential to reach out and heal this gap.
Read More'A map of the London Blitz' in it's new home
I was happy to receive an image of this artwork at a collectors new home from Marie at Intersections Gallery.
Read MoreClosing the Distance: Behind the Artwork
Closing the distance, 2020, has been a very meaningful artwork coming out of the lockdown and challenges of the past 12 months, and as this piece has been selected for another exhibition I wanted to give you a bit more insight into the artwork.
Read MoreFemales First: Meet Nicola Anthony - The Specky Scribbler
I was delighted to talk to The Specky Scribbler as part of their series of interviews ‘Females First’, which focuses the experiences of womxn in the arts scene today.
Read MoreMigrating Murmuration
You could say I've been working the wrong way round with my 'birds with words instead of wings' - I started with large steel large birds in a 15m high public sculpture, and now a series of mini paper birds have taken flight - which started when people kept asking me if they could "take just one bird home"…
Read MoreAudio Tour of Exhibition at The Lightbox Gallery
Mekong Review - Our Time
Mekong Review includes my artwork ‘Our Time’ in this interesting article about the history of Lim Chin Tsong Palace.
Read MoreEvery Survivor Has a Story to Tell
A reflection from the artist Nicola Anthony.
“There are certain quotes which convey so much in just a few words. These words are like keys, unlocking important ideas, and great insight.”
Read MorePlural reviews 'The Quarantined Canvas'
Plural Art Magazine reviews my new artwork ‘Closing the Distance’, exhibited as part of the exhibition, ‘The Quarantined Canvas’.
Read MoreLives without Borders - TransferWise features Artist and Entrepreneur Nicola Anthony
Ever since I registered my art studio as a company 4 yrs ago I have enjoyed my new identity of 'entrepreneur'. Today I am thrilled to announce that TransferWise have identified me as an international business owner with an interesting story.
Read MoreNicola Anthony elected as a trustee of the Royal Society of Sculptors
A silver lining of lockdown is being more deeply involved in my wonderful networks, in particular the Royal Society of Sculptors. This led to today, when I am pleased to announce that I have been elected to their Board of Trustees. I will be serving as trustee for the next three years and look forward to helping the society and its members in leading the conversation about about sculpture today. Congratulations also go to Simon Hitchens FRSS, also a newly elected trustee, who I look forward to working alongside.
Buy Art Prints - 100% Proceeds to Charity
A few ways, large and small, that you can support the arts and disadvantaged communities during the pandemic.
Read MoreRTE News features Nicola Anthony's artwork Poetry Net shortlisted for top art prize
Latest News - Art & Migration - Summer 2020
Today on the blog I don’t think I can say it better than in the words of my press team and the Sovereign Art Foundation’s press team, so it’s over to them with an update about my artwork on very topical subject, containing heartbreaking stories, but also an incredibly positive step forward…
Read MoreInterview with curator Valeria Ceregini from JournALL
During lockdown I was interviewed by curator Valeria Ceregini from JournALL. We discuss the challenges of working from home during lockdown and how that has changed the scale of my practice.
Read MoreArt critic Tabish Khan & the Inner Critic
This week has been a little bit tough. It is clear that lots of us have started to hear the voice of our ‘inner critic’ louder than ever. Here I share with you some tips from from art critic Tabish Khan and from psychologist Rick Hanson. What helps you to quieten the voices which try to bring you down?
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