Hi, I’m NancyDee
I am a found object assemblage artist and jewellery designer in Melbourne, Australia. I create wall sculptures, 3D sculptures and brooches from metal, wood, tiles and plastic that I pick up off the streets of cities where I live or travel.
My art is inspired by a strong interest in sustainability through repurposing and upcycling. My works have been described variously as ‘quirky’, ‘imaginative’, ‘environmentally aware’, ‘industrial’ and ‘geometric’ – and occasionally, even ‘beautiful’.
In Australia my brooches and wall sculptures are available through Incube8r Gallery in Fitzroy and online, the How Exciting (the Proudkind Melbourne pop-up shop and gallery at 512 Elizabeth Street across from the Queen Victoria Market), and Dimora Designs at the Fyansford Paper Mill in Geelong. Joel Gallery in Altona also carries my smaller wall sculptures.
Current Exhibitions and Markets
Decay (group exhibition)
Studio Gallery, The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton VIC
20 June – 8 July 2024
Take 2 (exhibition of joint works with Creativity Cluster artists Pat Duncan and Julia Zoellner)
Display cases in the North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne
21 June – 31 August 2024
Resilience in Major Sectors (group online exhibition based on the Think Resilience course produced by the Post-Carbon Institute)
What’s Next for Earth, Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, California.
Online here or here from April 10 2024.
A4 Art Australia (group show as part of the Herring Island Summer Festival)
Herring Island Gallery, presented by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria. Held 2 March – 1 April 2024, but available online. My works are numbers 310-312.
Meeting Essential Community Needs (online group exhibition)
What’s Next for Earth, Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, California, USA
Online from 6 January 2024
Eden Unearthed (outdoor sculpture exhibition)
Eden Gardens, 307 Lane Cover Road, Macquarie Park, NSW
31 October 2023 – 30 April 2024. See video above. Blog describing the show coming soon.
Forthcoming Events 2024
Incognito Art Show (group exhibition of small works)
410 Oxford St, Paddington, NSW
13-14 July 2024, followed by online exhibition
Sustainability (MAVA exhibition)
The Memo, Healesville
4 October – 24 November 2024
Introducing River Studios (exhibition by River Studios artists)
How Exciting Gallery, 152 Elizabeth Street (across from the Queen Victoria Market)
November 2024
See previous solo and group exhibitions.
Recent Articles, Videos and Podcasts
Nancy Lane Turns Street Scraps into Streetscapes, Market to Melrose podcast interview with Tom Rigby
Instagram reel about my exhibition Zero Waste: Doing It Imperfectly at the Belconnen Regional Arts Centre
Youtube video interview about the creation and installation of the outdoor sculpture Termite Mound Revisited at Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park, NSW
Faces of West Melbourne: Nancy D Lane, article on the West Melbourne Neighbourhood Portal on the City of Melbourne website
Follow me on Instagram at @nancydeesculptures and @nancydeebrooches.
I am also the facilitator for Creativity Cluster. You can view the Creativity Cluster website or follow us on Instagram at @creativitycluster.
Recent Blog Posts
- Zero Waste: Doing It Imperfectly – Exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT
- In the Drawer: The Silver Lining – Found object assemblage sculpture
- Revolving Doors – Reflecting on the Year
- Reader Reflections: Looking Ahead – Part II (from Art Almanac e-newsletter)
- Rivers Run Free – Dirty Dozen exhibition with River Studios
See all blog posts.
View the Instagram reel created by the Belconnen Arts Centre about my exhibition Zero Waste
