Slow-maker and artist-researcher, Annette Nykiel PhD, wonders about the interdependence of ecological systems including her own in local heathlands, wetlands and woodlands. She makes do with gathered natural materials and cloth with a history to relate to the materiality of non-urban spaces while wandering amongst urban, regional and remote areas as a geoscientist, artsworker and fibre/textile artist.
For many years, she has exhibited in different spaces in urban and regional Australia and internationally. Her solo show, meeting place, was awarded the FRINGEWORLD Visual Art Award, 2018.
https://annette-nykiel-artist.com/