UM Today UM Today University of Manitoba UM Today UM Today UM Today

Grace Nickel News Archive

School of Art

Spotlight on Research: Professor Grace Nickel Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant

July 23, 2025 — 
School of Art professor Grace Nickel, awarded an Insight Grant through the 2024 SSHRC competition.

, , ,

Grace Nickel is pictured at the Manitoba Craft Council’s inaugural Night of Excellence awards dinner recently. Nickel is the first recipient of the new Robert and Meridel Archambeau Award of Distinction.

School of Art

Celebrating Grace Nickel: Inaugural Archambeau Award of Distinction Recipient

May 16, 2025 — 
The School of Art is proud to recognize faculty member Grace Nickel, who has been named the first-ever recipient of the Robert and Meridel Archambeau Award of Distinction, presented by the Manitoba Craft Council (MCC) as part of its 2025 Craft Awards.

, , , ,

School of Art

Exploring Nomadisms: A Manitoba-Szeged Collaboration

December 13, 2024 — 
School of Art is excited to announce the release of Nomadisms: Essays Mapping the Manitoba-Szeged Partnership, a collaborative volume that marks a significant milestone in the partnership between the University of Manitoba and the University of Szeged.

, , , , , ,

Professor Grace Nickel stands in front of a large mound of locally sourced clay at the Southwood Circle construction site, wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots, while holding buckets and a shovel.

School of Art

Unearthing Sustainability: Local Clay Project in School of Art’s Low-Fire Ceramics Class

October 31, 2024 — 
October’s Sustainability Month at the University of Manitoba brought new light to the impactful and innovative Local Clay project led by School of Art Professor Grace Nickel and her students in the Low-Fire Ceramics class.

, , , ,

School of Art

Pembina Valley Online: Plum Coulee homecoming celebration held for award winning ceramics artist Grace Nickel

August 20, 2024 — 
School of Art Professor Grace Nickel was the focus of a homecoming celebration Saturday, August 17th during Plum Fest, serving as parade marshal and also officially opening her latest exhibit "Full Circle" at the Plum Coulee Elevator Museum.

, , , , , ,

A close up photo of a ceramic abstract sculpture by Nickel.

School of Art

Grace Nickel opens solo exhibition “eruptions”

February 8, 2022 — 
School of Art Associate Professor Grace Nickel open solo exhibition at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg.

, , , , ,

Permutations 1, Grace Nickel and Michael Zajac

School of Art

Grace Nickel and Michael Zajac among the recipients of the Manitoba Craft Council’s Judith Ryan Award 2020

September 10, 2020 — 
School of Art Associate Professor, Grace Nickel, and Sessional Instructor, Michael Zajac, are among the recipients of the Manitoba Craft Council’s Judith Ryan Award 2020 for their collaborative works in Lens Reflex, a juried exhibition exploring the intersection between fine craft and photography.

, , , , , ,

Grace Nickel, Host from Arbor Vitae, 2015

School of Art

Grace Nickel: Arbor Vitae

January 15, 2015 — 
Assistant professor in ceramics, is launching a new show in Waterloo, Ont.

,

© University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, Manitoba • Canada • R3T 2N2

Emergency: 204-474-9341