Nicole Pletts

As a middle class white female, I was brought up where the “Woman stayed at home and men worked” mentality.  Hence most of my artwork is primarily male dominated starting with a “men at work” theme a few years ago which threads a continuous pattern through my work today. My subdued tonal paintings seem to play havoc with people’s perception of me as a person.  They see me as bright and bubbly – and find the work I produce out of character.  People seem to enjoy putting a label on artwork or on the artist.  I don’t spend time analysing or questioning why I paint what I do, or why I use muted colours (especially brown as it is my singularly most disliked colour in the every respect – and yet it is the colour I use most). I am acutely aware of images around me and constantly keep a camera on hand in order not to miss any lost opportunities.

• 2010/2011         KZNSA Council Member
                            KZNSA Exhibitions Committee Chairperson
                            KZNSA Exco Committee Member
• 2009                  Professional Practice Course – KZNSA
• 2009                  Composition Workshop – KWAZUNVA (Kwa-Zulu Natal                                  Visual Arts).
• 2009                 KZNSA Exhibition Committee
• 2007-2009        KZNSA Council Member
• 2006/2007        KZNSA Members Committee
• 2006                Judging Workshop 2 – KWAZUNVA
• 2005                Judging Workshop 1 – KWAZUNVA
• 2004 / 2006      Executive Committee – KWAZUNVA
• 2005 / 2006     President Arts Interactive
• 2001 – 2006    Committee of Arts Interactive
• 2002 to date:   Oil paint – under the tutelage of Pascal Chandler
• 1997 to date:   Watercolour tuition by Thelma Buzzard

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

• 2011               Exhibition – New Work by Nicole Pletts, Pascale Chandler                               and Marianne Meijer – KZNSA Gallery
• 2010               Conglomerart – ArtSpace – Group Exhibition
• 2009                Finalist in SASOL New Signatures 2009 – exhibited Pretoria                          Art Museum
• 2009                PPC Course Group Exhibition KZNSA
• 2007                Exhibited in the Nivea Gallery – KZNSA – Marks on Paper.
• 2006                Finalist – Jabulisa.  Exhibited at Tatham Art Gallery,                                        Pietermartizburg
• 2004 – 2009   Exhibited at the KZNSA Members Exhibition.

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS:

• 2009 – Catalogue – Sasol New Signatures
• 2006 – Catalogue – Jabulisa – The art and Craft of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
• 2005 – Best on Show – WSSA KZN – 2005