
Sometimes, something quite ordinary and seemingly insignificant, can provide profound insights and is capable of stirring emotions in a way which is not always able to be described in words. Can less necessarily be more? We live in a visual world. How much do context and history affect our response to what we see? Can an image speak as loudly as text, or even more so?
These are just some of the concerns which my works attempt to address, through elements of the known and unknown, clarity and vagueness, light and dark and spatial ambiguities.
My paintings are for contemplation. A very simple everyday object
can perhaps reveal something new, while itself being revealed. It is hoped that when the veil is lifted, there is still more to discover…..an invitation to go beyond the surface of the picture.
The formal elements of a painting or drawing are a primary concern. I place great importance on edges, in my work. Some are crisp, others blurred. Is this how we see things when we move from image to background (context). We simply can’t see things in isolation. Just as our eyes are constantly scanning, it is hoped that the viewer’s eyes will move not only around the surface of the work, but will also move in and out of the imaginary space behind the picture plane.
- Nona Burden, 2008
Adelaide-based artist.
Education| 2005 | Godwin Bradbeer Drawing Masterclass, Adelaide |
| 2001 | New York Studio School Drawing & Painting Marathon. Adelaide. |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art |
| 1999 | New York Studio School Drawing Marathon. Adelaide. |
| 1997 | Certificate Of Visual Art Practice, Adelaide Central School of Art |
| 1997 | New York Studio School Drawing Marathon. Adelaide. |
| 2008 | Axia Modern Art, Melbourne. "Lost in Space" |
| 2007 | BMGART, Adelaide. "Still" |
| 2007 | Harrison Galleries. Sydney. "New Works" |
| 2007 | Axia Modern Art , Melbourne. "Layers" |
| 2005 | BMG ART, Adelaide. "Beneath The Surface" |
| 2005 | Axia Modern Art, Melbourne. "New Paintings" |
| 2004 | BMG Gallery Adelaide. Nona Burden |
| 2004 | Axia Modern Art, Sydney. "New Paintings" |
| 2003 | Axia Modern Art. Melbourne. "New Paintings" |
| 2002 | Studio 91B. Adelaide. "Recent Works" |
| 2001 | Adelaide Central Gallery. Nona Burden & Gishka Van Ree. "Object as Metaphor" |
| 2009 | Adelaide Central Gallery. Norwood. "Central Concerns" |
| 2008 | Scotch College. Adelaide. "Adelaide Fringe Event" |
| 2007 | Adelaide Central Gallery. Norwood. "Shades of the Real" |
| 2006 | The Drill Hall. Torrens Parade Grounds. Adelaide. "One 06" |
| 2006 | Bonython Hall, Adelaide. "Third Time Lucky" |
| 2006 | Ananya Fine Art. Hong Kong. "Australia-Art & About 2006" |
| 2006 | Jackman Gallery, Melbourne. "Artists For Kids Charity Auction Exhibition" |
| 2006 | The Bell Gallery. Berrima NSW. "A Feminine Touch" |
| 2006 | Adelaide Central Gallery. Norwood. "Red. Central Studios' Artists" |
| 2005 | Axia Modern Art. Melbourne. "Group Summer Show" |
| 2005 | Jackman Gallery, Melbourne "Artists For Kids" Charity Auction Exhibition. |
| 2005 | National Wine Centre. Adelaide. "The Extraordinary Art Exhibition" |
| 2005 | Adelaide Central Gallery. "A Sense of Taste" |
| 2004 | Adelaide Central Gallery. "central studios new works" |
| 2004 | Axia Modern Art, Melbourne. "The Directors’ Choice" |
| 2004 | Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery. Melbourne. "VIVID" |
| 2004 | Axia Modern Art, Melbourne. "The 12 x 12 Christmas Charity Show" |
| 2004 | National Wine Centre. Adelaide. "The Extraordinary Art Exhibition" |
| 2004 | Axia Modern Art. Melbourne. "The 12 x 12 Charity Show" |
| 2002 | Xavier College, Melbourne. |
| 2002 | Cube Contemporary Art, Adelaide. "Pure" |
| 2002 | Loreto College Art Exhibition, Adelaide. (Feature artist) |
| 2002 | Melbourne Art Fair. Melbourne. Cube Contemporary Art. |
| 2001 | Merrill Lynch, Sydney. "World Heritage Art Exhibition" |
| 2001 | Studio 91B. "7 Up" (SALA Week) |
| 2001 | Adelaide Central Gallery. Central Studios SALA Week exhibition. |
| 2000 | Nova Cinema. "Millennialism Under Nova" |
| 2000 | Helpmann Academy Graduates' Exhibition. |
| 2000 | Adelaide Central Gallery. "1999 Graduates' Exhibition" |
| 2000 | Adelaide Central Gallery. "post-graduate" |
| 2000 | Norwood Community Library. "All This and More" |
| 2000 | Scotch College Fine Art Exhibition |
| 1999 | Woodstock Winery Vintage Festival Exhibition. |
| 1999 | Adelaide Central Gallery. "Drawing Marathon Exhibition" |
| 1998 | Woodstock Winery Vintage Festival Art Exhibition. |
| 1998 | Scotch College Fine Art Exhibition. |
| 1998 | John Dunn Fine Art Gallery. "The Honest Plagiarists" |
| 1998 | John Dunn Fine Art Gallery. "Still Life" |
| 1997 | John Dunn Fine Art Gallery. "Summer Essay" |
| 1997 | John Dunn Fine Art Gallery. "Disclosure 11" |
| 1997 | Woodstock Winery Vintage Festival Art Exhibition. |
| 1996 | Woodstock Winery Vintage Festival Art Exhibition. |
| 1995 | John Dunn Fine Art Gallery. "Disclosure" |
| 1989-2001 | Loreto College Annual Art Exhibition |
| 2009 | “Art Story”. Inside Out Magazine. March/April. 2009. |
| 2006 | “A Way of Seeing”. The Law Society of South Australia Bulletin. August 2006. |
| 2006 | John Neylon. “A Colour Full of Surprises”. The Adelaide Review. November 06 . |
| 2006 | McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 4th ed. 2006 |
| 2006 | Zart Art, “Australian Still Life 1788-21st Century”, 2006 |
| 2005 | Peter Goers, ABC Radio, November 2005. |
| 2005 | Louise Bellamy, “Late bloomer blossoms as artist”. The Age, Melbourne. April 2005. |
| 2001 | ABC Television, Stateline. “7 UP”. August 01. |
| 2001 | Chris Reid. Essay. 2001 |
| 2001 | Adam Dutkiewicz, “Hello, old fruit”, The Advertiser, June 2001. |
| 2001 | Wendy Walker, “Galleries Come Alive”. The Advertiser, August 2001. |
| 2001 | John Neylon, “Refinements”, The Adelaide Review, June 2001. |
| 2000 | Greg Heinrich, Adelaide GT, March 2000. |
| 1997 | Stephanie Radok, “Dejeuner in the Hills”, The Adelaide Review, June 1997. |
| 1995 | Stephanie Radok, “In your Dreams”, The Adelaide Review, December 1995. |
| Lenzerheide Restaurant, Adelaide | |
| The Federal Court of Australia | |
| Private and corporate collections throughout Australia and overseas | |
| The Albert Art Collectors’ Society, Melbourne | |
| Loreto College, Adelaide | |
| De Recourt Art, London | |
| Interlude Restaurant, Melbourne | |
| Artbank | |
| AIC College of Art, Queensland | |
| The Art Trust, Melbourne |