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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · May 22

Gather by fire and gorge yourself on a rich program of music and performance from Lutruwita and beyond. The entire Winter Feast program has dropped along with The Gathering, our opening night site-wide blakout curated by yours truly! Visit our website for the full program!

#darkmofo #winterfeast

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 31

They also offer an incredible range of programs training and upskilling Tasmanian leaders. Check out their website for more information!

Programs - Tasmanian Leaders Inc

Our core business at Tasmanian Leaders is running unmatched and transformative leadership development programs. Our programs accelerate high-impact leadership potential, increase business activity and...

www.tasmanianleaders.org.au

Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 31

A cool little collaboration with @tasleaders.bsky.social. My limpet print on natural cotton fibre tea towels as giftware for their participants and stakeholders! I got mine in the mail tonight and looking forward to seeing others with theirs as they roll out!

#collaboration #art #textiles

Limpet print by Caleb Nichols-Mansell in a large-set repeat pattern on natural cotton fibre.

Limpet print by Caleb Nichols-Mansell in a small-set repeat pattern on natural cotton fibre.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 28

That is so very real. In hindsight though, I can honestly say I’m not as time poor and my mental health has improved immeasurably! Lots of lifestyle changes for the better since breaking the Meta paralysis!

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 28

Finally free from Meta, after a month off the platform my data and accounts are officially deleted today, unable to be recovered. Despite their barrage of emails, I haven’t logged back in and I’m stoked I’ve broken the stronghold!

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 25

𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙖 continues shining bright across Pataway/Burnie as part of Ten Days. If you haven’t seen the work, you have until Sunday night after which it will be deinstalled and stored away for the full reveal of all three works in 2027.

#mobsky #tendays #publicart

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 22

Reminded of how precious childhood friendships are today as the four of us reunited for Kascha’s baby shower in Lulworth. The bestest of friends for the longest of times. Super grateful for their friendship, love and care and super excited for our mum and dad to be! ✨

Four friends gather in the centre of the photo all smiling at each other at a baby shower.

Two friends pose for a photo at a baby shower.

Dad and mum to be cut the cake at their baby shower.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 19

Incredible work Maynard! ✊🏽

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 18

I woke up on the front page of our local paper this morning! The imposter syndrome has me certain it was a slow news day but either way I’m grateful for the coverage and the sharing of the messages behind my work. Also, 44 years on and Midnight Oil continue to inspire! ✊🏽

#mobsky #publicart #neon

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 17

Nichols-Mansell said adapting the Midnight Oil lyrics were a contemporary way to intertwine the cultural and industrial histories of the region. He said comparisons could be drawn between the polluted waterways the band sang about and the current environmental situation in the North-West.

Lighting up Pataway: Caleb bridges the Coast's cultural and industrial past

Midnight Oil's lyrics ring true for the artist, 40 years later.

www.theadvocate.com.au

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 15

Image by Grant Wells. Ten Days on the Island is supported by the Tasmanian Government.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 15

Image by Grant Wells. Ten Days on the Island is supported by the Tasmanian Government.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 15

The artwork serves as both a reminder and a call to action, urging the community, corporations, and policymakers to reflect on their connection to the land and sea, and to consider the legacy they wish to leave for future generations.

#publicart #mobsky #tendays #neon

An audience gathers at sunset to celebrate the launch of my neon artwork, ‘this is my land, this is my sea’ in Pataway/Burnie. The foreground of the photo is lit with warm light and the neon artwork shines in the top left.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 15

Celebrated the opening of my latest commission ‘this is my land, this is my sea’ as part of the Ten Days on the Island festival program last night. This work stands as a luminous testament to the enduring bond between the Palawa and our ancestral lands and waters.

#publicart #mobsky #art #neon

A group of people walk along the boardwalk towards my neon sign that reads ‘this is my land, this is my sea’ at sunset in Burnie.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Mar 2

Thank you Auntie! 🙏🏽

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 24

Still dreaming about this collab with Lazy Girl Lingerie, a First Nations slow fashion label. This limited edition print was designed by me and the garment constructed by Cassandra, owner of LGL. This collab featured on the David Jones runaway at Aus Fashion Week 2023.

#mobsky #fashion #design

A female model wears the Athena dress made of lightweight fabric, with a gold print over the top of a black background. The gold print resembles woven fibres of a basket similar to that made by Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 20

Brand and visual identity project for MINA NINA, a Tasmanian Aboriginal managed business that offers high level cultural proficiency training, consultation, and a range of other services for corporate, governmental and community organisations Tasmania.

#brand #visualidentity #design #procreate

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 20

Looking forward to our second iteration of Kani Tunapri at Panama next month. Our inaugural offering was shared by Uncle Jim Everett. This year Auntie Theresa Sainty joins us. Kani Tunapri loosely translates to sharing knowledge and is an opportunity to connect and engage with mob.

#mobsky #palawa

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 20

What if Ten Days on the Island decided to do things differently? What if they invited people to join them at the edge of the world… and then asked them to leap? That was their ask of me and I’m excited to be presenting work this year! ✨

www.tendays.org.au

#art #publicart #graphicart #mobsky

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 19

Adding rugby balls to the growing list of things I had never thought I’d create art for… This was a super cool project to collaborate on with W Rugby. Sales support the donation of sporting equipment to First Nation communities across the country.

#art #digitalart #commission #rugby #mobsky

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 19

Installation view of This Bitter Earth by Alex Podger and Caleb Nichols-Mansell commissioned by Dark Mofo in front of Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda at Dark Park, 2022. 🔥

#mobsky #art #publicart #festival #installationart

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 12

The Devonport Sound and Light Show, From Sky to Sea launched late last year. I created the artwork that is laser etched into the pillars retelling our creation story through fine line work. The artwork is an initiative of Devonport City Council and their Living City upgrade.

#mobsky #publicart

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 7

In 2022 I was approached by Junction to #design #artwork that would become the #brand #identity for the #festival. The artwork I designed was representative of Princes Square as a hub for the festival but also a gathering place for my #mob who have gathered in that park for the longest time. #mobsky

Illustrated line work leading into a circular motif. The lines are multicoloured.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 6

Working with local community, Elders, staff and students at St Patrick’s College we created this Acknowledgement of Country plaque for their school entrance. The words and artwork were contributed by the students after working with our Elders. A special project.

#mobsky #blakart #publicart

An acknowledgement of country sign sits in the foreground of a landscaped garden bed. Smoke drifts through the air creating a beautiful atmosphere on a sunny day.

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell @calebnicholsmansell.com.au · Feb 6

In 2023 I was commissioned by YIRRAMBOI Festival in Naarm to create a large neon work as part of their Barring Yanabul program. The work I created is an excerpt from a larger text work and reads ‘My Body is Country, My Blood is Salt Water’.

#mobsky #festivalart #blakart

A green neon sign lights a gallery room showing cultural artefacts. The neon sign reads ‘my body is country, my blood is salt water’.

A green neon sign lights a gallery room showing cultural artefacts. The neon sign reads ‘my body is country, my blood is salt water’. Two people are standing in the foreground.

A green neon sign lights a gallery room showing cultural artefacts. The neon sign reads ‘my body is country, my blood is salt water’. A group of people are in conversation in front of the sign.

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