Bija Seeds Projects featured in Passage Magazine

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….

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Appraising 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.

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JournALL 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.

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Holding 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.

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Closing 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.

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Migrating 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"…

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Audio Tour of Exhibition at The Lightbox Gallery

This summer I had the honour of being part of the exhibition ‘Redressing The Balance: Women Artists From The Ingram Collection’. and I am thrilled to connect you with the audio tour of the exhibit by esteemed curator Jo Baring.

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Mekong Review - Our Time

Mekong Review includes my artwork ‘Our Time’ in this interesting article about the history of Lim Chin Tsong Palace.

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Every 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.”

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Lives 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.

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Nicola Anthony elected as a trustee of the Royal Society of Sculptors

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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.

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RTE News features Nicola Anthony's artwork Poetry Net shortlisted for top art prize

Thanks to RTE News for this article about my artwork & the Direct Provision migrant stories it contains, which was just shortlisted for the Sovereign Art Prize. Thanks to the journalist Laura Fletcher for giving this insight into the lives of migrants during crisis.

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