My earliest works were born out of purely gestural and spontaneous movements. As I continue to work the language and vocabulary within the sculpture has evolved to approach questions of emptiness and independent arising in a more poetic and whimsical way.
The Dream Voyager series weave a metaphor for ones habitual act of projecting the internal mind stream upon a seemingly external and separate world.
In broader terms, my current work aims to express the duality between the comforts of initial mind recognition processes and a more expansive experience of ‘emptiness’. The work furthers my exploration of creating sculpture that invites the viewer into an expanded perception field so that a broader reality of matter may be experienced unhindered by projected labels.
Opening up and exploring a wider space of perception creates the possibility to experience the true nature of reality. The literal components of the work act as initial points to then entice the viewer beyond language and into an experiential interplay with the sculpture.
Nicholas Uhlmann, May 2011
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Nicholas Uhlmann has exhibited widely in group shows throughout Australia and also overseas, with increasing recognition and demand for his work. He has held six solo shows with the most recent at BMGART, Adelaide, receiving very positive reviews. He is currently showing two outdoor sculptures in the prestigious ‘Sculpture At The Grove’, United Kingdom alongside the likes of Phillip King and Nicholas Moreton. He has just won a major public sculpture commission for a Housing SA Apartment development in the Adelaide CBD.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Nicholas Uhlmann - Born 1974, Sydney, Australia
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EDUCATION
2002Bachelor of Visual Art and Applied Design, AITArts, Adelaide
2000Three month studio residency, Bronsgieterij Sijen Art Foundry, The Netherlands
1992-2000Travels extensively throughout South-East Asia, India, Nepal, South America, Turkey, Israel, Greece and Western Europe.
1992-2000Studies Lam Rim meditation in two month-long retreats in Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu valley, Nepal
1997-1999Advanced Diploma of Visual Art, NASA, Adelaide
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne
2010 SALA, BMGart, Adelaide
2007 Coriole Music Festival, South Australia
2007 SALA, BMGart, Adelaide
2004 BMGart, Adelaide
2002 BMGart, Adelaide
SELECTED GOUP AND JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2011'From the outside’, Wilson Street Gallery, Sydney.
2011‘The Protégé’, Aptos Cruz Galleries, SA
2011 Manyung Galleries, Mt Eliza, VIC
2011Sculpture At The Grove, United Kingdom
2011WithoutPier Galleries, Melbourne
2011Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures, SA
2010Final show, PIVOTAL Galleries, Melbourne
2010Evolving Elements, Aptos Cruz Galleries, SA
2010Artscape Sculpture Biennial, NSW
2010PIVOTAL Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
2010Palmer Sculpture Biennial, SA
2009Lorne Sculpture Exhibition, VIC
2009'Fresh Air', Quenington Sculpture Show, United Kingdom.
2009Burford House, United Kingdom
2009‘Art Melbourne 09’, (PIVOTAL Galleries), Melbourne, VIC
2009Sculpture on the Cliffs, Elliston, SA
2008'Hinterland', Country Arts SA, touring regional galleries in SA
2008PIVOTAL Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
2008Macquarie Bank Fine Arts exhibition, SA
2008Fleurieu Biennial, K1 Winery, Kiutpo, SA
2008Palmer Sculpture Biennial, Adelaide Festival, Palmer, SA
2007PIVOTAL Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
2007Burghley House Sculpture Park, Lincolnshire, UK
2008'Fresh Air', Quenington Sculpture Show, UK.
2008Coriole festival, Coriole Winery, SA
2008Finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize, Montalto Winery, Victoria
2006PIVOTAL Galleries, Melbourne
2006Palmer Sculpture Biennial, Palmer, SA
2006Sculpture 2006, MaunsellWickes Gallery, Sydney
2005'Sculpture By The Sea', Sydney, NSW
2005'Aquasculpture', Town Green, Port Macquarie, NSW
2005'SWELL' Sculpture Festival, Currumbin beach, QLD
2005 Nicholas Uhlmann, SOHO Galleries, Sydney
2005'Sculpture Inside', MaunsellWickes @ BSG, Sydney
2005ARTWORKS Contemporary, Southport, QLD
2005Sydney Affordable Art Show, (SOHO Galleries), Sydney
2004Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, NSW
2004SCULPTURE 16, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2004Sydney Affordable Art Show, (SOHO Galleries), Sydney
2004John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW
2004Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW
2004Spring Art, Loreto College, SA
2003‘Less is more’, miniature sculpture show, BMGART, Adelaide,
2003‘Confluence’, Aqua-Sculpture exhibition, Port Macquarie, NSW
2003SCULPTURE 15, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2003Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
2003Arterial Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2003Spring Art, Loreto College, SA
2002KRILL, Graduating show, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide
2002Maestros&Apprentices, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA
2002Shop@rt, Holdfast Shores, Glenelg, SA
2002SCULPTURE 14, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2002Spring Art, Loreto College, SA
2001Christmas Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2001Garden Sculpture, Adelaide Central Gallery
2001Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2001SCULPTURE 13, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2000Maestros&Apprentices, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA
2000Helpmann Academy Graduate Show, Adelaide, SA
2000BMGART, Adelaide, SA
1999‘Rocket Scientists’,Graduation Exhibition, NASA Gallery, SA
SCULPTURE EVENTS & AWARDS
2010The Palmer Award, awarded by Greg Johns.
2010Artscape Sculpture Biennial, NSW
2010Palmer Sculpture Biennial
2009Quenington Sculpture Show, UK
2009Lorne Sculpture Exhibition, VIC
2007Finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize, Montalto Winery, Victoria
2007Quenington Sculpture Show, UK
2005Finalist, Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW
2005Finalist, 'SWELL' Sculpture festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD
2004Finalist, Willoughby Art Prize, Chatswood, NSW
2002Rising Star, Oscarts Awards, SA
2000Best Sculpture, Oscarts Awards, SA
COLLECTIONS / COMMISIONS
Private collections in Australia, UK and Holland
Corporate collections including:
SA Great
Santos
WoodsBagot Architects
Stillwell Management Consultants
DTEI, Adelaide
Institute of Charted Accountants (commision, 33 Erskine Rd, Sydney)
Adelaide Prize 2007-2009, Adelaide City Council
PUBLIC SCULPTURE
2011UNO Apartments, Adelaide CBD, State Government of SA
2010Orphanage Park sculpture commission, Unley Council, SA
2009Eight public sculptures for three reserves at the 'City Edge'
2009Housing Development, Brompton, SA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011Llewellyn, Jane, ‘Mentors and disciples’, The Adelaide Review, Issue 377, July 2011.
2011Probert, Noel, ‘Now You See It’, Adelaide Hills Magazine, Autumn 2011.
2010Lloyd, Tim, ‘Artistic Heart’, The Advertiser, Adelaide, 6 August.
2010Thring, Harry, ‘Imagination beyond form’, The Independent Weekly, Adelaide, 6 August.
2010Clayton, Joan, ‘Sculptor shows softness in steel’, The Mt Barker Courier, SA, 4 August
2008Stace, Alison, 'Sculpture Parks and Trails of England', image of sculpture, page 84.
2007Lloyd, Tim, 'Artists size up situation as they prepare for big event’, The Advertiser, Adelaide, 9 August.
2007Dutkiewicz, Adam, 'Craft of their own', Arts, The Independent Weekly, Adelaide, 1 September.
2007Kennet, Heather, 'Natural Flow', Adelaide Matters, Adelaide, September.
2007Weldon, Susie, 'Breath of fresh air', Western Daily Press, UK, June.
2007Richards, Judy, 'Shaping a life from inner truth', People In Profile, Mt Barker Courier, SA, 8 August.
2007Alexander, Di, 'Pushing Boundaries of Art', WiltsGlosStandard, UK, June
2004Dutkiewicz, Adam, review, ‘Fusion of Abstraction', The Advertiser, Adelaide, 7 Febuary.
2003Dutkiewicz, Adam, review, ‘Edge of the sublime’,The Advertiser, Adelaide, 1 December
2002 The Advertiser, Adelaide, Oscarts Awards, ‘Rising Stars’, 28 December
2002 Adelaide Matters, image of work, Adelaide, September edition
2000The Advertiser, Adelaide, Oscarts Awards, ‘Best Sculpture’,16 December, p11
2000The Adelaide Review, ‘Helpmann Graduate Exhibition, review, February
2000The Advertiser, ‘Art’s Stepping Stone’, page 19, 19 Febuary
2000RIP IT UP, ‘Helpmann Graduate Exhibition’, Febuary edition
2000GT Magazine, Febuary
2000Mt Barker Courier, ‘Sculptor’s perfect ending to study’, 16 February
1999The Adelaide Review, ‘Beam Me Up’, review, November
1999City Messenger, ‘City Scene’, review, 13 October
1999RIP IT UP, issue 543, ‘Lifestyle’ lift out cover images and 'visions’, review, October
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