EVA NICHOLLS 

www.evanicholls.com 
evanicholls@rogers.com

CV

Born in Czechoslovakia, extended stays in France and Italy.  Immigrated to Canada.  Lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Studies

  • Fine art, Architecture and History, Czechoslovakia;
  • Toronto - Sheridan College, Centennial College, OCAD, and York University.
  • Degree in Fine Arts and History from U.P.J.S. Czechoslovakia.
  • Travels and studies in Central and Western Europe, North and Central America, the Middle East, Caribbean, and South East Asia.

Related Work Experience

  • Department of Contemporary Art, National Art Gallery, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
  • Head of Visual Arts, School for the Arts, Czechoslovakia.
  • Visual Arts, Toronto District School Board senior division Secondary Panel.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

  • JEA, Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • GJCCN, Nashville, Tennessesee, USA
  • Carib AG, New York, NY, USA
  • Gallery 1313, Toronto
  • Fifth Street Gallery, Toronto
  • McNair AG, Toronto
  • Propeller AG, Toronto
  • Neilson Art Centre, Toronto

 

  • Perspectives, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
  • Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto
  • Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto
  • Arta Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto    
  • Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre
  • Cobalt Gallery, Toronto
  • B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, group show
  • OCAD, Whodunit

 

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

         The point of departure for my work is always nature.  I seek similarities between landscape and abstraction. 
         I am interested in the natural materials as well as man made objects which have history of use, abuse, and show certain passage of time, both for their visual value and their symbolism.
I collect rusty metals, samples of soil, sand, gravel, and stones, and document the specific locations in photographs and small visual journals. 
        In the studio I deconstruct and transform these images and finds into alternative reality.  I apply three-dimensional techniques to two-dimensional paintings resulting in surfaces with depth and complexity.
        I aim to communicate the sense of the place and the substance of the experience avoiding literal interpretation.