Nadia Odlum writes about art. This can take the form of academic papers, exhibition reviews, catalogue essays, or other forms of creative writing.
Nadia Odlum is also a presenter on Culture Guide for FBi radio 94.5FM. You can usually catch them at 4:30 pm every Friday, on arvos with Ruby and Al.
If you have a writing or speaking opportunity, please feel free to get in touch.
Fbi Radio Interviews
Nadia often interviews exciting Australian and international artists about cultural events happening in Sydney. Click here for a selection of interviews aired on FBi Radio.
Alok Vaid Menon, Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Photo by Bronson Farr.
Catalogue essay for exhibition 'Talking Posters: Garage Graphix 1981 - 1998' at Blacktown Arts Centre
Garage Graphix: We Have Survived, 1987, screenprint on paper. © Alice Hinton-Bateup and Marla Guppy. Photo: Jennifer Leahy
The Right to Play: Snakes and Ladders, case study,
Journal of Public Space, Vol 7 No 2 (2022): Universally Accessible Public Spaces for All
Snakes and Ladders, by Digby Webster and Nadia Odlum, was included as a case study in the international journal 'The Journal of Public Space'. Co-authoured by Nadia Odlum and Morwenna Collett.
Layers of place – a reflection on the paintings of Hayley Megan French, 2020
Catalogue essay for 'Different paths I have taken that remind me where I am', Hayley Megan French, Alexandra Lawson Gallery, Toowoomba, 16 January - 4 March 2021
Hayley Megan French, Pipeline orientation notes, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 102 x 102cm
Drawing game for a public space
Article, ADSR Zine, Issue 005
Drawing game for a public space, pencil on paper, courtesy of Nadia Odlum
Borrowed Scenery & Nevertheless, she persisted.
Exhibition review, published on Running Dog, March 01, 2019
Sabella d'Souza, 22/F/AUS, video still, single channel HD digital video, 7 min 20 sec, image credit: Zan Wimberley
‘The only certainty is transformation’: Emma Fielden’s changing states.
Exhibition review, published on The Art Life November 21, 2018
Emma Fielden,
Orb, 2017, hand-crushed ferrite magnets, iron oxide pigment, rare earth magnets, linen thread. Image credit: Document PhotographyPlease touch: ‘tactile’ at Penrith Regional Gallery
Exhibition review, published on The Art Life May 17, 2018
Emily Parsons-Lord, The Great Dying, 2018, compressed air, brass button, high pressure tube with one way valve, cylinder, regulator. Image credit: Nadia Odlum
Chance Forms: Kate Vassallo at Wellington St Projects
Exhibition review, published on The Art Life, Feb 26, 2018
Image credit: Document Photography
Bronwen Williams: ‘In-audibility, in-visibility’
Exhibition review, published on The Art Life April 09, 2018
Image: Bronwen Williams, In-audibility, in-visibility, 2018, fabric, Subwoofers, Vocal Sound-pieces, Acrylic, LED light strip. Image credit: Dara Gill
Things I know my mother touched
2018, memoir, written for Radio National 'Life in 500 Words series, and broadcast on Radio National's 'Life Matters' on Wednesday 21 February 2018 9:51AM
Diaspora, Yang-En Hume
Catalogue essay for 'Diaspora', Yang-En Hume, MOP Projects, Sydney, 2016
