Nadia J Fairlamb, is a contemporary American sculptor and painter who studied archaeology and the arts.
She specializes in ceramics, wood sculpture, and mixed media painting.
Fairlamb traveled extensively in the 90’s as an archaeologist illustrating artifacts across North and Central America. Her art career began while working with Universities and CRM in excavating and illustrating a range of artifacts for university and scientific journals. This work has consistently inspired her art career.
Her art career continued as an apprentice to a stained glass window manufacturer where her love for color developed. After moving to Hawaii she studied with several Hawaiian carpentry masters and worked as a furniture repair specialist. It was in Hawaii that she became interested in working in larger scale sculpture.
Her sculptures are a loose interpretation / adaptation of the portière, a curtain that separates rooms. Her wall hanging sculptures and installations merge her interests in the fung shui beaded curtains that create a sense of mystery, blended with her interest in ancient Egyptian Jewlery and textiles. The material and color pallet she chooses evokes her love for swimming underwater with flickering, glittering, iridescent schools of fish.
Her artwork is currently represented by several art agencies, interior designers, and private collectors in Hawaii, Australia, and on the Mainland US
