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MY TIME, MY CONNECTION MY TIME, MY CONNECTION NICOLE DICKERSONNICOLE DICKERSON YAMAJI/NGARLUMA ARTISTYAMAJI/NGARLUMA ARTIST MIDLAND JUNCTION ART CENTRE | 11JUL- 9 AUG 2026 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YAMAJI ART MIDLAND JUNCTION ART CENTRE | 11JUL- 9 AUG 2026 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YAMAJI ART
BIOGRAPHY Since she was very young, Nicole has been creative, and she feels she owes a lot of this to her Dad. After leaving school, Nicole attained a TAFE Cert II in Aboriginal Visual Arts & Administration and recently worked as a Coordinator with the Deadly Sista Girlz program in a local secondary school. Nicole has now left education to work as a professional artist and to continue developing her merchandise brand Nikki Dee Designs, supplying the WA Museum, Yamaji Arts and numerous outlets. Nicole has participated in 14 group exhibitions, received 9 public art commissions, was included in 3 large-scale public arts projections and won the 2023 Morawa Aboriginal Art Award. In 2024 Nicole had her first solo exhibition at Yamaji Art in Geraldton, titled ‘My Connection’. Her upcoming exhibition ‘My Time, My Connection’ is her solo exhibition debut in Perth where she continues to develop her chosen themes while continuing the journey with her son, making artworks that share stories through the generations living and walking on Country. Yamaji artist Nicole Dickerson has family connections with Amungu, Naaguja, Wilunyu and Ngarlurna People in Geraldton, WA where she lives with her husband and son. As her son has autism and ADHD, Nicole often paints from home, at the same kitchen table she painted on as a child, And she feels this powerful, generational connection to her art, culture and family. She is proud that her son has made her see the world differently and they share a love of the sea and night sky
Yamaji/Ngarluma woman Nicole Dickerson continues her exploration of family, cultural inheritance and memory. Taking the next steps forward in a generational story, Dickerson passes down to her son places and cultural experiences known through her family and art. Through paintings, sculptural installation and video works, Dickerson refers to the country and coastline of WA’s Midwest - Yamaji Country - sharing places which hold personal memories and cultural significance whilst also considering her son’s own relationship to family, the land and water. Painted scallop shells representative of her family and their connection to the ocean form an installation which moves as people pass by, and paintings reveal time shared under the stars unchanging, but which hold myths, memories and generations of stories. EXHIBITION STATEMENT My Art is my story. When I cannot find the words to express myself, these works will be a reflection of my time, now showing my son a glimpse of my childhood, through places, seasons and memories, to make new memories”.NICOLE DICKERSON, MY TIME, MY JOURNEY (DETAIL),2026, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.1. MY TIME, MY JOURNEYACRYLIC ON CANVAS 91.4 X 91.4 CM $2,500ARTWORKSARTWORKSARTWORKSBAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME. 2. WALKING THE REEF AT GREENOUGHACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 60.5 CM $1,600BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME. 3. CALM WATERS, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 91.4 X 60 CM $1,410
ARTWORKSARTWORKSARTWORKSBAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.5. ELLENDALE POOL, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40 X 40 CM $660BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME. 6. COLOURS OF SUNSET ON YAMAJI COUNTRY, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 91.4 X 91.4 CM $2,500BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.7. CHANGING TIDES, 2026VIDEO. DURATION 3 MINSBAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.4. SEVEN SISTERS, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 50 X 50 CM $660
BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.8. MY SON, OUR CONNECTION (I & II), 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 50 X 100 CM (DIPTYCH) $1,410AS THE SKIES FILL WITH CLOUDS, I'M REMINDED OF THE SHAPES WE WOULD SEE IN THE CLOUDS AS KIDS - MEMORIES OF MY DAD. A TEAR TRICKLES DOWN MY FACE, LIKE WHEN THE RAIN FALLS ACROSS YAMAJI COUNTRY. THERE IS A SENSE OF HEALING AS SEEDS BENEATH THE ENRICHED EARTH BEGIN TO GROW. IT'S LIKE THE MEMORIES WE HAVE LEARNT FROM ARE THE SEEDS OF LIFE.ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 75 CM ROUND $9509. SEEDS OF LIFEFAMILY CONNECTION IS A SPECIAL BOND - OUR BLOOD IS THE SAME, OUR SPIRITS ARE BOUND AND THERE IS A FLOWING LOVE THAT SURROUNDS US, LIKE BRANCHES OF THE TREES THAT GROW FROM OUR COUNTRY, THAT OUR ANCESTORS WALKED, FROM THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE FAMILY, THAT WILL ALWAYS BRING US TOGETHER.10. FAMILY CONNECTION, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40.5 CM $1,410
BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.11. FRONT BEACH AT SUNSET, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40 CM $1,410BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.12. THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40 CM $1,410
BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.12. THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40 CM $1,410
ARTWORKSARTWORKSARTWORKSBAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 75 CM ROUND $9509. SEEDS OF LIFE, 2026BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.10. FAMILY CONNECTION, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40.5 CM $1,410BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.11. FRONT BEACH AT SUNSET, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40 CM $1,410BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE SANDS OF TIME, A GENTLE BREEZE AGAINST MY FACE, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS GUIDED ME. THE CONNECTION TO THE SALTWATER CALMS MY SPIRIT, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD, KEEPS ME CLOSE TO THE MEMORY OF WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM BECOMING - ITS MY JOURNEY, MY TIME.12. THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA, 2026ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 122 X 40 CM $1,410