Biography

Nicoll Anna Peschek

Artist based in Melbourne, Australia

Public and private collections

Solo Exhibitions

2008: The Colour of Thought, The Sebel, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions

2022: Essence of Spring exhibition, Studio 59 Gallery

2021: Finalist Bluethumb Art Prize

2016, 2014, 2013: Finalist Belle Arti Exhibition

2011: SSiW exhibition, Melbourne University

2011: Small Sculpture exhibition, BSG Fitzroy

2010: Finalist: Calligraffiti, Coffs Harbour

2009: Finalist: Works On Paper 09 Juried Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery

2009: Finalist: Small Works 09, Brunswick Street Gallery.

2008: Water, Katrina Manton Gallery

2008: Dangerous Lines, The Bunker gallery, Coffs Harbour

2008: Creative Edge, Gallery Edge

2006: Writing on the Edge, Gallery Edge

1998: Link Gallery Exhibition, Meat Market Craft Centre

1998: CSV Exhibition, Spectrum Gallery

1995: Collections Exhibition, Kingston Arts Centre

1993: Book Crafts Exhibition, Meat Market Craft Centre

Awards

2021: Finalist Bluethumb Art Prize

1994–2008: 23 calligraphy and bookbinding awards – RAS, Melbourne, including 8 x first prizes, 3 x second, 4 x third, and 3 x special prizes

Collaborations

2011: Artist books with poet Mick Davidson

2009: Art Brainstorming Diptych Duets; A Story to See – online visual narrative

2008: The Colour of Thought; Water with photographer Martin Bonnici

Publications

2010, 2011: Letter Arts Review annual juried edition

2010: Calligraphy Society of Victoria Postscript, June-July

2007: Mirca Art Group publication Freedom and Art

Education

2018, 2019: Studied with Yvette Coppersmith

2014–2017: Studied with Jacqui Stockdale

2009–2014: Studied with Ron Curran

Workshops with international calligraphers Kristoffel Boudens, Michael Clarke, Tim Noad, Carl Rohrs, Yves

Leterme, Claude Dietrich, Martin Jackson, Margaret Daubney, Ann Hechle, Thomas Ingmire, Denis Brown, Eliza Schulte

1996–1997: For the Love of Letters – Jill Colebatch

1993: Certificate of Calligraphy (2 years) - RMIT School of Design

1990–2012: Calligraphic-based courses through the Calligraphy Society of Victoria and the Council of Adult Education

Teaching appointments

1999–2013: RMIT: 2 Year Certificate of Calligraphy, School of Design

2005–2010: RMIT Diploma of Visual Merchandising (Applied lettering, Colour, Illustration)

1997-2012: CAE; Box Hill Community Centre

2009–2012: Various specialist calligraphy classes - Australia and internationally