Nic Moon Explained

Nic Moon (born 1968) is a New Zealand multidisciplinary artist based in Nelson, New Zealand.

Moon grew up in a rural village near the Hunua Ranges Regional Park, south-east of Auckland, and attended boarding school in Auckland City.^[1]

Education and career

Moon graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990 and RMIT University, Melbourne with a Master of Fine Arts in 2002.^[2] Moon's decision to enrol in the BFA programme at age 17 was influenced by a visiting group exhibition protesting at the 1985 Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. Moon was drawn to the idea that art could directly respond to life's challenges.^[3]

Over the course of her career, Moon has explored a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture and photography. Moon's work often responds to ecological and conservation concerns. Her early work was inspired by Ecofeminist artists such as Ana Mendieta, as well as the writings of Lucy R. Lippard.

Notable exhibitions

Group

• Whole House Reuse, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, 2015.^[4]

Solo

• Rānui Library redevelopment, in collaboration with Jasmax Architects, 2017.^{[5] [6]}
• Me : And : With, PGgallery192, Christchurch, 2017.^[7]
• Tributary, PGgallery192, Christchurch, 2016.^[8]
• Tissue Memory, Whitespace, Auckland, 2014.^[9]
• The Silence, Whitespace, Auckland 2012.^[10]
• Incarnations, Catchment, Nelson, 2008.^[11]
• Transformations, Whitespace, Auckland 2008.^{[12] [13]}
• If this Land could speak, Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, 2007.^[14]

Awards

• In 2009, Moon was the recipient of the William Hodges Fellowship.
• Auckland Regional Council residency, Wenderholm Regional Park, 2008. Moon produced a work titled A Royal Carpet using natural material collected in the park.^[15]
• Finalist in the 2008 Wallace Art Awards.^[16]
• Moon was awarded the 2007 Temporary Sculpture commission at Connells Bay, a contemporary sculpture park on Waiheke Island.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eder . Jennifer . 2015-06-09 . Nic Moon talks nature, quakes and Nelson art . 2023-10-11 . Stuff . en.
2. Web site: Tomahawk . https://www.connellsbay.co.nz/the-sculpture-park/the-temporary-works/nic-moon . 2023-10-11 . www.connellsbay.co.nz.
3. Woodward . Robin . 2018 . If this land could speak: Human ecology and the work of Nic Moon . Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies . 6 . 1 . 55–66.
4. Web site: 2023-05-03 . Exhibition . 2023-10-11 . en.
5. Web site: Community inspired Library . 2023-10-11 . www.escea.com . en-nz.
6. Web site: Artist in Residence . 2023-10-11 . www.earthtalk.co.nz.
7. Web site: NIC MOON – Me : And : With – 7 Nov-1 Dec, 2017 PG gallery 192 . 2023-10-11 . www.pggallery192.co.nz.
8. News: Feeney . Warren . 2016-03-16 . Tributary offers full Moon experience . 17 . The Press.
9. Web site: 2014-10-08 . TBI Q&A: Nic Moon . 2023-10-12 . The Big Idea.
10. News: McNamara . T J . 2012-11-03 . Inflated sense of wonder . 18 . Weekend Herald.
11. News: Hunt . Tom . 2008-10-08 . Show tells the story of the land . 16 . Nelson Mail.
12. Web site: 2008-02-04 . Digging beneath the surface . 2023-10-12 . The Big Idea.
13. News: McNamara . T J . 2008-02-21 . Take the everyday object, add idea . 5 . The New Zealand Herald.
14. News: Hunt . Tom . 2007-08-15 . Moon digs into the past . 16 . Nelson Mail.
15. News: 2008-05-01 . Park life . 4 . The New Zealand Herald.
16. News: Hunt . Tom . 2008-08-27 . Five chosen to vie for art awards . 11 . Nelson Mail.