Kirsten Nicholls studied Landscape Architecture at Lincoln
University, Canterbury, graduating B.L.A (Hons) before relocating
to Auckland to study Fine Arts at Elam, where she graduated M.F.A
(Hons).
Nicholls' career as a props buyer for the film and television
industry informs much of her work, providing the inspiration to
create works that are reminiscent of a vividly nostalgic dream, of
veiled images and hazy recollections. As Nicholls explains,
'I am inspired by the atmospheric feeling that period film
gives; of wonder and excitement, of great nostalgia for lives past,
of supposed ancient decorum & morals and of the feeling of
looking into an old photograph, imagining what happens before,
during and after….'
A recent finalist in the Wallace Art Awards, Nicholls has
participated in numerous group shows around Auckland and continues
to play an active role in the Auckland creative scene.