Nici Cumpston b. 1963

  • Artist (Photographer)
Nici Cumpston is a photographer who creates images of significant Indigenous cultural landscapes of the Murray/Darling basin. Her images are mostly pencil and watercoloured hand painted black and white images.
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creator of
Campsite No 13
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hanging in South Australian Health Department, CitiCentre Building, Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide

 
creator of
Flooded Gum and Eckerts Creek, Murray River National Park
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hanging in Commonwealth Law Court Foyer, Angas Street, Adelaide

 
creator of
Reflections
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hanging in Adelaide Festival Centre Foyer.

 

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Other occupations
  • Assistant Curator
  • Lecturer
  • Assistant Curator (Assistant Curator 2008 - Art Gallery of South Australia)
  • Lecturer (Lecturer 1996-2006 Tauondi Aboriginal Community College 2006-2008 University of South Australia)
Copyright agents
  • Cumpston, Nici
  • Cumpston, Nici
Heritage countries
  • Menindee, Broken Hill, Wilcannia, NSW
  • Menindee, Broken Hill, Wilcannia, NSW
Related people
  • Gough, Julie (associate of)
  • Ewington, Julie (associate of)
  • Croft, Brenda L. (associate of)
  • Kean, John (associate of)
  • Greenwood, Gail (associate of)
  • Perkins, Hetti (associate of)
  • Thwaites, Vivonne (associate of)
  • Breakey, Kate (associate of)
  • Lally, Janice (associate of)
  • Megaw, Vincent (associate of)
  • McLean, Bruce (associate of)
  • Lawrence, Kay (associate of)
  • Cubillo, Francesca (associate of)
  • Smith, Marita (associate of)
  • Gough, Julie (associate of)
  • Ewington, Julie (associate of)
  • Croft, Brenda L. (associate of)
  • Kean, John (associate of)
  • Greenwood, Gail (associate of)
  • Perkins, Hetti (associate of)
  • Thwaites, Vivonne (associate of)
  • Breakey, Kate (associate of)
  • Lally, Janice (associate of)
  • Megaw, Vincent (associate of)
  • McLean, Bruce (associate of)
  • Lawrence, Kay (associate of)
  • Cubillo, Francesca (associate of)
  • Smith, Marita (associate of)
Related person groups
  • ArtsHub (associate of)
  • Port Adelaide Artist Forum (associate of)
  • ArtsHub (associate of)
  • Port Adelaide Artist Forum (associate of)
Related works
  • Campsite No 13 (creator of)
  • Flooded Gum and Eckerts Creek, Murray River National Park (creator of)
  • Reflections (creator of)
  • Campsite No 13 (creator of)
  • Flooded Gum and Eckerts Creek, Murray River National Park (creator of)
  • Reflections (creator of)
Related collections
  • Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, USA (collected in)
  • Department of Health, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Collection, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Cruthers Art Foundation (collected in)
  • Commonwealth Law Courts, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Robert Bleakley Private Collection (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Wilderness School, Medindie, SA (collected in)
  • Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, USA (collected in)
  • Department of Health, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Collection, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Cruthers Art Foundation (collected in)
  • Commonwealth Law Courts, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Robert Bleakley Private Collection (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Wilderness School, Medindie, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • WA Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award, Queensland Art Gallery (received)
  • Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • People's Choice Award - River Murray Art Prize (received)
  • WA Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award, Queensland Art Gallery (received)
  • Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • People's Choice Award - River Murray Art Prize (received)
Related events
  • The Challenged Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Shards (exhibited at)
  • Uneasy: Recent South Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Indigenous Responses to Colonialism - Another Story (exhibited at)
  • The Murray Cod: The Biggest Fish in the River (exhibited at)
  • Holy Holy Holy (exhibited at)
  • Reflections (exhibited at)
  • Nakkondi/Look - Indigenous Australians 1999-2000 (exhibited at)
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Power and Beauty, Indigenous Art Now (None)
  • BITE: recent additions to the Flinders University Art Museum Collection (exhibited at)
  • In the Balance: Art for a Changing World (exhibited at)
  • The Challenged Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Shards (exhibited at)
  • Uneasy: Recent South Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Indigenous Responses to Colonialism - Another Story (exhibited at)
  • The Murray Cod: The Biggest Fish in the River (exhibited at)
  • Holy Holy Holy (exhibited at)
  • Reflections (exhibited at)
  • Nakkondi/Look - Indigenous Australians 1999-2000 (exhibited at)
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Power and Beauty, Indigenous Art Now (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991
Indigenous notes