"I am interested in the Indian Ocean as a site of intersection of fragmented experiences and a multiplicity of histories"
Nicole Steenhof
Artist
Bachelor of Arts (History, International Politics), UWA
Postgraduate Certificate (Fine Arts), Curtin University
Nicole Steenhof (b.1990) is a visual artist currently working with painting and sculpture based in Boorloo, Perth. Propelled by an interest in ocean studies, Steenhof works towards an embodied painting process, alert to sensations beyond sight. Her sculpture work is made from found and post consumer items, concentrating on form and connection to histories of oceans.
In her latest collection, she is developing ideas on how we engage with the agential life of the sea with tenderness, to relearn connection.
"I am exploring the idea of being a body of water among and within bodies of water"
CV
Collections
2024 John Curtin Gallery Public Collection
2025 City of Melville Public Collection
Awards
2025 July Finalist, Cossack Art Awards
2025 May Finalist, City of Rockingham Art Awards
2024 November Finalist, City of Melville Art Awards
2024 October Finalist, Castaways Sculpture Award, Western Australia
2024 July Winner of Emerging Artist, Royal Art Prize for Landscape
2024 May Finalist, City of Rockingham Art Awards
2023 October Highly Commended Finalist, Castaways Sculpture Award
2023 July Finalist, Mandurah 9x5 Exhibition
2022 October Judges Mention Finalist, Castaways Small Sculpture Award
2022 October Finalist, South Perth Emerging Artist Award
2020 May Winner of Local Artist Award, City of Rockingham Art Awards
2019 September Finalist, Melville City Art Awards
2019 May Winner of Local Artist Award, City of Rockingham Art Awards
2019 March Finalist, Mandjar Art Award
2018 July Finalist, Cossack Art Award
2018 June Finalist, Mandorla Art Award
2018 May Finalist, City of Rockingham Art Award
2018 March Finalist, Mandjar Art Award
2017 September Finalist, South Perth Emerging Artist Award
2017 May Highly Commended Emerging Artist, City of Rockingham Art Award
2017 February Finalist, Mandjar Art Award
Exhibitions
2025 November Donnelly River Verandah Residency group show, Earlywork, Fremantle
2025 August Tender, Rockingham Art Gallery, trio show.
2024 November University Graduate Show, Curtin University
2023 September Art in Place group show. Atrium Exhibition Space. Curtin University.
2022 – 2023 Artist contributor to NEXTDOOR 247 Gallery, Palmyra
2021 October Tidemark group show, Rockingham Arts Centre
2020 March Dear Rosa solo show, Arts at Fremantle Church, Fremantle
2019 November Think Art group show, Thorpe St in Rockingham
2018 November Drift group show, Rockingham Arts Centre, Rockingham
2018 October Solwara solo show, Feld&Co, Myaree
2017 October Live Artists group show, Henry on 8th, Maylands