About The Artist

Artist Biography

Nicole Rowe was born in 1982 and now lives in Centurion, South Africa. In 2004 she obtained her diploma in Fine and Applied Arts at Tshwane University of Technology and completed her B-Tech Degree in 2008 together with a diploma in Glass. Nicole is a mixed media artist whose technique is untraditional: she uses textured, digitally printed, spray painted or sandblasted glass sheets and combines it with an array of mediums. Workshops attended at Ngwenya Glass Factory reinforced her love for glass.

In 2014 Nicole was selected as one of the Top 10 winners of ABSA L'Atelier. She was sponsored by Telkom for the ITWeb Brainstorm Calendar Competition in 2015. During the same period Micelle Coetsee wrote two blogs about her art, titled: 'Nicole Rowe - The FREEDOM to be' and 'Nicole Rowe - Passionate Conceptual Artist'.

Her first solo exhibition 'A Beautiful Mind' was held in 2015 at Art Lovers 1932. Nicole was selected in 2016 to take part in an exhibition of Contemporary SA Glass Artists at The Pretoria Arts Association, titled 'Out of the fire, and into the light'; and again in 2018 with 'Back to the future'.

Nicole started exploring the digital field in 2019, printing onto clear glass or paper. She was invited by Johnny de Beer to exhibit at The Viewing Room Art Gallery for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing exhibition titled 'Star Sailors'. She has frequently exhibited at ArtBox Gallery. Nicole aspires to take part in The Visual Art Open Prize 2021, an UK and internationally based art competition.

Artist CV

Education 

• 2007 – 2008 Tshwane University of Technology, B-Tech Degree in Fine Arts
• 2002 – 2004 Tshwane University of Technology, Diploma in Fine Arts

Competitions

• 2019 Entered Culture Leader competition
• 2016 Entered Sasol New Signatures
• 2015 Sponsored by Telkom for the ITWeb Brainstorm Calendar Competition
• 2014 Top 10 Finalist for ABSA L'Atelier Competition
• 2014 Entered Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• 2009 Entered Thami Mnyele Art Competition
• 2009 Entered Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• 2007  Selected for Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• 2004 Entered PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards Competition
• 2003 Entered PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards Competition

Solo

• 2015 'A beautiful mind' at Art Lovers 1932

Group Exhibitions

• 2020 '2020 Crossing' exhibition at Respek
• 2020 'Only lines' exhibition at The Viewing Room Art Gallery
• 2020 'Transhumanism' exhibition at The Viewing Room Gallery
• 2020 'London's transport affair' exhibition at Art Curator Gallery
• 2019 'Part 2 : How small can you go?' exhibition at ArtBox Gallery
• 2019 'Floral Rhapsody' exhibition at The Viewing Room Art Gallery
• 2019 'Star Sailors' exhibition at The Viewing Room Art Gallery
• 2018  'Synaesthesia' exhibition at Artbox Gallery
• 2018 'Individual Voices' exhibition at Artbox Gallery
• 2018 'Back to the future' exhibition at The Pretoria Arts Association
• 2016 'Out of the fire into the light' exhibition at The Pretoria Arts association
• 2014 Exhibited large scale sculpture for The Cool Capital Biennale at Trent Gallery
• 2012 'TUT Alumni' exhibition
• 2009 B-Tech Degree exhibition at the National Cultural History Museum
• 2008 Third Year Glass sculptures exhibited at the Pretoria Art Museum

Press Articles

• Nicole Rowe – passionate conceptual artist - Altered Images
• Nicole Rowe – The FREEDOM to be - Altered Images