Nicola Hicks Catalogue

NICOLA HICKS

2 JULY — 16 AUGUST 2015

NICOLA HICKS

62 SOUTH GLENWOOD STREET JACKSON HOLE WY 83001 TEL 307 733 0555 TAYLOEPIGGOTTGALLERY.COM

Untitled Owl, ed. 1/3, 2015 Plaster to be cast in bronze 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in

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Little Bear, ed. 1/6, 2015 Plaster to be cast in bronze 47 1/4 x 19 3/4 in

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Wet Dog, ed. 1/6, 2010 Plaster to be casted in bronze 27 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in

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Untitled (Deer 1), 2009 Charcoal and chalk on brown paper 45 1/4 x 71 in 8

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Untitled Owl, 2015 Charcoal on paper 49 3/4 x 49 3/8 in

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Untitled Bear Lying Down, 2015 Charcoal and chalk on brown paper 66 x 82 in 12

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Wolf, 2015 Charcoal on paper 68 1/8 x x 49 3/4 in 14

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Untitled Hare, 2014 Charcoal on paper 44 3/4 x 53 1/4 16

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Big Dog, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 33 1/8 x 23 1/4 in 18

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Owl, ed. 1/1, 2014 Monoprint 29 3/4 x 22 1/8 in 20

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Untitled Owl, ed. 1/3, 2015 Plaster to be cast in bronze 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in

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Little Bear, ed. 1/6, 2015 Plaster to be cast in bronze 47 1/4 x 19 3/4 in

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Wet Dog, ed. 1/6, 2010 Plaster to be casted in bronze 27 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in

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Wolf, 2015 Charcoal on paper 68 1/8 x x 49 3/4 in

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Untitled Hare, 2014 Charcoal on paper 44 3/4 x 53 1/4

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Owl, ed. 1/1, 2014 Monoprint 29 3/4 x 22 1/8 in

B o r n i n Lo nd o n i n 1 960, N i col a Hi cks studi ed at Ch el sea Sch ool of Ar t, an d took he r MA a t t he Ro yal Col l ege of Ar t. S h e has had major sol o sh ows i n l eadi n g m u se u m s a nd g a l l e r i es i n Br i tai n an d aroun d th e wor l d, an d has al ready been ho no u re d w i t h a M B E f or h er con tr i buti on to th e vi sual ar ts.

Hi c ks’ p r i ma r y m e d i a are pl aster an d straw, an d h uge sh eets of brown paper on w hi ch she w o r ks u p h er dynami c charcoal drawi n gs. Man y of th e scul ptures have su b se q u e nt l y b e e n cast i n bron ze, of ten wi th such subtl ety that ever y f ragi l e det a i l o f p l a ste r a nd straw i s reproduced.

S i nc e 1984, she ha s had a n umber of successf ul sol o ex h i bi ti on s an d has ex h i bi te d he r w o r k i n I nd i a , Japan , Amer i ca an d Canada as wel l as across th e UK, Irel an d a nd Eu ro p e .

Untitled Owl, 2015 Charcoal on paper 49 3/4 x 49 3/8 in

Untitled Bear Lying Down, 2015 Charcoal and chalk on brown paper 66 x 82 in

Big Dog, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 33 1/8 x 23 1/4 in

The st u d y o f a na to my an d th e di sci pl i n e of drawi n g can n ot be un deresti mated i n N i c o l a Hi c ks’ w o rk. Al th ough n ot con cer n ed wi th mi meti c represen tati on h er a chi e v e m e nt i s f o u nded on a un i que abi l i ty to capture th e ph ysi cal i ty an d psych ol o g y o f t he a ni ma l a nd h uman f i gures sh e creates.

Untitled (Deer 1), 2009 Charcoal and chalk on brown paper 45 1/4 x 71 in

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I n 1987 she a c c o m pan i ed th e Hen r y Moore Memor i al Ex h i bi ti on to In di a, gi vi n g l e c t u res a nd w o r ksh ops, an d wor ki n g wi th In di an ar ti sts. Two year s l ater sh e set u p st u d i o i n S y d ne y, Austral i a i n order to wor k i n th e bush .

Hi c ks’ w o r k o f te n c ombi n es char m an d menace i n equal an d someti mes devastati ng m e a su res.

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62 SOUTH GLENWOOD STREET JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING TEL 307 733 0555 TAYLOEPIGGOTTGALLERY.COM