▴Nicole Monks

Nicole Monks is a multi-disciplinary artist of Yamatji Wajarri, Dutch and English heritage. Living and practising in Redfern, Nicole's cross-cultural identity informs her work, drawing on storytelling as a way to connect the past with the present and future.

A designer by trade, Monks crosses art forms to work with furniture, objects, textiles, video, installation and performance. Across these varied forms of contemporary art and design, her work reflects Aboriginal philosophies of sustainability, innovation and collaboration, and weaves them together with contemporary Western thought. In addition to her solo practice, Nicole is also well-known for her success as a collaborative artist and as founder of blackandwhite creative. 

In 2016, Nicole won the Marika Memorial 3D Art Award at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in Darwin, NT, and is the recipient of the 2016 Arts NSW Design Mentorship Program. She is currently on the Design Advisory Panel for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) and has been Committee Member and President on the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Young Members Committee.