Nadine Schmoll

Nadine Schmoll is a Meanjin/Brisbane artist and educator whose multi-disciplinary practice spans art and science to create sculpture, photography and wearable art. Nadine shapes immersive experiences that explore human, plant and animal interconnections through themes of symbiosis, resilience, community and sustainability. Drawing on her experiences of environmental education pedagogy, science communication and audience engagement, Nadine's work explores how humans can learn from nature to create more mutually beneficial relationships between ourselves and the world around us. 

An eight month span spent living and working on Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef has been instrumental to her practice. Nadine holds a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education (Visual Arts) and has over 10 years experience managing education programs and resources for Reverse Garbage Queensland, Museum of Brisbane and the Institute of Modern Art. Nadine has partnered with organisations such as Curiosity Brisbane, Inner West Council, Knox City Council, Ballarat Art Gallery, Brisbane City Council, Out of the Box Festival and Moreton Bay Region Libraries to deliver arts learn experiences. 

Nadine was awarded a Regional Arts Development Fund grant with Logan City Council (2023), and First Prize in the Remagine Art Prize (2022 and 2021 Digital Art Stills). She was awarded the SWELL Smalls Gallery People's Choice Award (2021) and the LUMAS Gallery and Sequana Partners Arts Grant (2020). Select projects include A Coral Community exhibition at Logan Art Gallery (2023); Mirvac commission for National Recycling Week (2023); solo exhibition with Beaudesert Regional Gallery (2022); Lotus Flower (Forest Lake) public artwork (2022); Curiosity Brisbane’s Queensland Schools Challenge (2021); Brisbane City Council commission for World Environment Day (2019); and residency with scientists from the Department of Environment and Science (2018).