Book or Monograph

Pedagogy of Place - A Field Guide to Reading Landscape for Artists, Architects, & Designers

Bird, Nicky, Brind, Susan, Carter, Justin, Evans, Brian, Elkovich, Carol, Greated, Marianne, Harold, Jim, Hooper, Alan, McMullan, Shauna, Mersinis, Michael, Punton, Lesley, Thomson, Amanda and Wall, Gina (2023) Pedagogy of Place - A Field Guide to Reading Landscape for Artists, Architects, & Designers. Intellect Books, Bristol.

The Decorators of Portobello: In their own words

Bird, Nicky (2021) The Decorators of Portobello: In their own words. Art Walk Press, Edinburgh, Scotland. ISBN 978-1-7399400-0-3

Beneath the Surface / Hidden Place

Bird, Nicky, McKenzie, Ray, Lloyd, Kirsten and Warwick, Rhona (2010) Beneath the Surface / Hidden Place. Stills, Edinburgh. ISBN 978-096458-07-5

Tracing Echoes, 2001

Bird, N., Roberts, Russell, Wright, Philippa and Nunn Gerrish, Pamela (2001) Tracing Echoes, 2001. Wild Pansy Press, Leeds. ISBN 1900687135

Edited Book

Practicing Landscape Field Guide No. 1: Landscapes of Energy and Extraction: Mining the Animal

Brind, Susan, Bird, Nicky and Mersinis, Michael, eds. (2024) Practicing Landscape Field Guide No. 1: Landscapes of Energy and Extraction: Mining the Animal. Practicing Landscape: Field Guide, 1 (1). Reading Landscape, Glasgow. ISBN 9781738527540

Aerial Landscapes

Bird, Nicky, Sleeman, Joy, Bell-Jones, Gareth, McCausland, Onya and Jackson, Katherine, eds. (2021) Aerial Landscapes. Flat Time House, London, UK. ISBN 978–0–9957231–3–9

Book Section

Silk Town

Mersinis, Michael (2024) Silk Town. In: Practicing Landscape: Field Guide No. 1 Landscapes of Energy and Extraction: Mining the Animal. Practicing Landscape: Field Guide (1). Reading Landscape, Glasgow, pp. 8-26. ISBN 978-1-7385275-4-0

Raging: Revisiting Raging Dyke Network

Bird, Nicky (2022) Raging: Revisiting Raging Dyke Network. In: Collection Thinking: Within and Without Libraries, Archives and Museums. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9781003282303

Ghosting the Castle: the case of (re)landscaping in a Northern place

Bird, Nicky (2020) Ghosting the Castle: the case of (re)landscaping in a Northern place. In: Proximity and Distance in Northern Landscape Photography: Contemporary Criticism, Curation and Practice. Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld, pp. 141-159. ISBN 978-3-8376-4950-5

Wanted – New Custodians for Family Photographs: Vernacular Photographs on eBay and the Album as Artwork

Bird, Nicky (2018) Wanted – New Custodians for Family Photographs: Vernacular Photographs on eBay and the Album as Artwork. In: Picturing the Family: Media, Narrative, Memory. Bloomsbury Academic, London, pp. 171-187. ISBN 978-1-4742-8360-1

Whither the Roots? Photographing the erased home

Bird, Nicky (2016) Whither the Roots? Photographing the erased home. In: Home/Land: Women, Citizenship, Photographies. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, pp. 325-341. ISBN 9781781382806

'From Car Showroom to Casino: A Midlothian Site of History'

Bird, Nicky (2016) 'From Car Showroom to Casino: A Midlothian Site of History'. In: True North: From Documentation to Re-writing History. Timespan - Helmsdale Heritage and Arts Society, Helmsdale, pp. 34-43. ISBN 9780956561077

'‘Blood Oranges Dipped in Salt’ and the Latent Photographic Archive'

Bird, Nicky (2014) '‘Blood Oranges Dipped in Salt’ and the Latent Photographic Archive'. In: PAGES: archives and office, stationery and document. Wild Pansy Press, Leeds, pp. 13-15. ISBN 9781900687492

‘Looking a Gift Horse in the mouth: Generosity and the Digital Exchange of Family photographs’

Bird, Nicky (2013) ‘Looking a Gift Horse in the mouth: Generosity and the Digital Exchange of Family photographs’. In: The Photograph and the Album. MuseumsEtc., Edinburgh, UK & Cambridge, USA, pp. 372-401. ISBN 978-1-907697-91-3

Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice: commemoration and loss at Lethanhill

McKenzie, Ray and Bird, Nicky (2010) Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice: commemoration and loss at Lethanhill. In: Beneath the Surface / Hidden Place. Stills Gallery, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, pp. 11-14. ISBN 978-0-906458-07-5

Article

Shadowing Rogovin: Retracing 'Family of Miners,' Scotland 1982

Bird, Nicky (2020) Shadowing Rogovin: Retracing 'Family of Miners,' Scotland 1982. Studies in Photography, Summer (2020). pp. 60-69. ISSN 1462-0510

'Assemblage: a toolkit with pictures'

Bird, Nicky (2011) 'Assemblage: a toolkit with pictures'. Studies in Photography: The Scottish Society for the History of Photography, 2011. pp. 64-75. ISSN 1462-0510

Conference or Workshop Item

PRACTICING LANDSCAPE: Land, Histories & Transformation – Online Symposium

Brind, Susan and Bird, Nicky (2020) PRACTICING LANDSCAPE: Land, Histories & Transformation – Online Symposium. In: PRACTICING LANDSCAPE: Land, Histories & Transformation – Online Symposium, 6 November - 11 December 2020 (Fridays, weekly - 1.00-2.15 pm), Online (via Eventbrite / Zoom).

Raging: Revisiting Raging Dyke Network

Bird, Nicky (2020) Raging: Revisiting Raging Dyke Network. In: Practicing Landscape: Land, Histories and Transformation, online symposium 2020, 6 November – 12 December 2020, Glasgow School of Art, via Zoom.

An ongoing case - Shadowing Rogovin: Retracing Family of Miners, Scotland 1982

Bird, Nicky (2019) An ongoing case - Shadowing Rogovin: Retracing Family of Miners, Scotland 1982. In: Through the Years: A joint symposium by the Family Ties Network (FTN) and The Visual Culture Research Group (University of West England, Bristol), 6 December 2019, Watershed, Bristol.

Aerial Landscapes

Bird, Nicky, Jackson, Katherine, McCausland, Anya and Sleeman, Joy (2019) Aerial Landscapes. In: Aerial Landscapes, 19 October 2019, Flat Time House (FTHo), Studio home of John Latham (1921-2006), London.

The Nature of Place

Greated, Marianne, Bird, Nicky and McBride, Christina (2019) The Nature of Place. In: Missing in Action, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Friday Lecture Series, Reid Lecture Theatre, GSA.

On the cusp: artist, community and intangible heritage

Bird, Nicky (2019) On the cusp: artist, community and intangible heritage. In: Mapping Contemporary Art in the Heritage Experience, 29-30 July 2019, Newcastle University.

The Representation of Memory: Activating Archives

Bird, Nicky, Molloy, Caroline, Shepherdson, Karen and Schultz, Deborah (2019) The Representation of Memory: Activating Archives. In: The Representation of Memory: Activating Archives, 14 June 2019, Regent's University, London.

The Photographic Archive

Molloy, Caroline, Bird, Nicky, Shepherdson, Karen and Schultz, Deborah (2019) The Photographic Archive. In: Memories of the Future, 29-30 March 2019, Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory, Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Through a Northern Lens: An Auto-ethnographic Turn

Bird, Nicky, Robertson, Frances and Brownrigg, Jenny (2018) Through a Northern Lens: An Auto-ethnographic Turn. In: Through a Northern Lens: An Auto-ethnographic Turn, 26 October 2018, Glasgow, UK.

Ghosting the Castle: the case of (re)landscaping in a Northern place

Bird, Nicky (2018) Ghosting the Castle: the case of (re)landscaping in a Northern place. In: NORTHERN LIGHT: CRITICAL APPROACHES TO PROXIMITY AND DISTANCE IN NORTHERN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, 2-3 July 2018, Sheffield Hallam University.

(Our) Generations and (Expanded) Geographies: Living Feminist Lives

Bird, Nicky, Chambers, Paula, Hirschhorn-Smith, Michelle and Proctor, Nancy (2017) (Our) Generations and (Expanded) Geographies: Living Feminist Lives. In: A Feminist Space at Leeds: Looking Back to Think Forward, 15-17 December 2017, University of Leeds, UK.

Through a Northern Lens: Place Image, Archaeology and Heritage

Bird, Nicky, Brownrigg, Jenny and Robertson, Frances (2017) Through a Northern Lens: Place Image, Archaeology and Heritage. In: Through a Northern Lens: Place Image, Archaeology and Heritage, 23 October 2017, GSA Principal Seminar Room 1, Glasgow School of Art.

'Travelling the Archive: Uncovering memory in Kyleakin with the Joan Wilcock Collection'

Bird, Nicky (2016) 'Travelling the Archive: Uncovering memory in Kyleakin with the Joan Wilcock Collection'. In: 4th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2016) PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE EVERYDAY, 2-4 December 2016, Nicosa, Cyprus.

Through a Northern Lens: Women, Picture, Place

Robertson, Frances, Bird, Nicky and Brownrigg, Jenny (2016) Through a Northern Lens: Women, Picture, Place. In: Through a Northern Lens: Women, Picture, Place, 28 October 2016, GSA Principle Seminar Room 1, Glasgow School of Art.

Reading Landscape - Two Artists on Recent Work

Mersinis, Michael and Bird, Nicky (2016) Reading Landscape - Two Artists on Recent Work. In: GSA Research Day, 19 February 2016, Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art.

Family Ties: Subject Missing

Bird, Nicky, Brodie, Ann, Gonzalez, Laura, Butler, Jaqueline and Mersinis, Michael (2015) Family Ties: Subject Missing. In: Family Ties: Subject Missing, 20 November 2015, The Glasgow School of Art, UK.

'Heritage Site: visualising an unreachable heritage'

Bird, Nicky and Jeffrey, Stuart (2015) 'Heritage Site: visualising an unreachable heritage'. In: 21st European Association of Archaeologists Glasgow 2015, 2-5 September 2015, University of Glasgow.

‘Uncanny encounters: Cameron, ‘Mary’ and an unknown woman at the gate’

Bird, Nicky (2015) ‘Uncanny encounters: Cameron, ‘Mary’ and an unknown woman at the gate’. In: Symposium 200 Years: Julia Margaret Cameron, Pioneering Photography, 13 May 2015, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium.

Voyaging Voices: Ethical Encounters between Donor, User, Archivist, and Artist

Bird, Nicky (2014) Voyaging Voices: Ethical Encounters between Donor, User, Archivist, and Artist. In: Feminist Ethics in the Archive, 17 September 2014, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow.

On a Scottish Rural Edge

Bird, Nicky (2014) On a Scottish Rural Edge. In: Of the Earth: Art, Photography, Writing and the Environment, 24-25 October 2014, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

Archaeology of the Ordinary

Bird, Nicky (2014) Archaeology of the Ordinary. In: How Do We Study Objects?, 8-9 May 2014, Helsinki, Finland.

The Future in The Past: 3 Artists on High Rise. Mini Conference organised at the Centre For Contemporary Art, with The Drouth and The Urban Lab

Rodger, J., Leslie, Chris, Miller, Mitchell and Bird, Nicky (2011) The Future in The Past: 3 Artists on High Rise. Mini Conference organised at the Centre For Contemporary Art, with The Drouth and The Urban Lab. In: UNSPECIFIED.

'Artist as Listening Post'

Bird, Nicky (2010) 'Artist as Listening Post'. In: Transmission: Hospitality Conference, 1-3 July 2010, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Artefact

Ghosting the Castle: A map between archive and memory

Bird, Nicky (2017) Ghosting the Castle: A map between archive and memory. [Artefact]

Travelling the Archive: uncovering memory in Kyleakin with the Joan Wilcock Collection

Bird, Nicky (2016) Travelling the Archive: uncovering memory in Kyleakin with the Joan Wilcock Collection. [Artefact]

Raging Dyke Network, 2012

Bird, Nicky and Andrews, Alice (2012) Raging Dyke Network, 2012. [Artefact]

Gay Interest Beefcake, 2008

Bird, Nicky (2008) Gay Interest Beefcake, 2008. [Artefact]

Question for Seller, 2006

Bird, Nicky (2006) Question for Seller, 2006. [Artefact]

Show/Exhibition

Legacy

Bird, Nicky (2021) Legacy. Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, 27 April - 6 June 2021 [Show/Exhibition]

The Decorators

Bird, Nicky (2020) The Decorators. Portobello, Edinburgh, Residency October 2019-March 2020: Events: 16 November 2019, 29 February & 1 March 2020, 7 & 8 March 2020 [Show/Exhibition]

Practicing Landscape: Land, Histories & Transformation

Brind, Susan and Bird, Nicky (2020) Practicing Landscape: Land, Histories & Transformation. [Show/Exhibition]

'Heritage Site' (2016), in Media Archaeology - Excavations, NEoN Digital Arts Festival 2017

Bird, Nicky (2017) 'Heritage Site' (2016), in Media Archaeology - Excavations, NEoN Digital Arts Festival 2017. West Ward Works, Dundee, 09 - 12 Nov 2017 [Show/Exhibition]

Ghosting the Castle, 2017

Bird, Nicky (2017) Ghosting the Castle, 2017. Timespan, Helmsdale [Show/Exhibition]

Heritage Site, 2016

Bird, Nicky, Jeffrey, Stuart, Graham, Clare, Marriott, Michael and Ursitti, Clara (2016) Heritage Site, 2016. City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 27 July - 27 August 2016 [Show/Exhibition]

Tall Tales, women artists’ playful exploration of the human experience

Bird, Nicky (2016) Tall Tales, women artists’ playful exploration of the human experience. Freud Museum, London 15 April – 29 May 2016; Touchstones Gallery & Museum, Rochdale, 2 July – 3 September 2016; Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow 22 October – 21 December 2016, 15 April - 21 Dec 2016 [Show/Exhibition]

Travelling the Archive, 2016

Bird, Nicky (2016) Travelling the Archive, 2016. Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 17 March - 10 September 2016 [Show/Exhibition]

Family Ties: Reframing Memory, 2014

Bird, Nicky (2014) Family Ties: Reframing Memory, 2014. The Peltz Gallery, London, 3 - 25 July 2014 [Show/Exhibition]

‘Jasmin, Ryde, Isle of Wight, July 2000 – January 2001’ from Tracing Echoes (2001), in Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present.

Bird, Nicky (2012) ‘Jasmin, Ryde, Isle of Wight, July 2000 – January 2001’ from Tracing Echoes (2001), in Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present. The National Gallery London; CaixaForum Barcelona and CaixaForum Madrid, London: 31 October 2012 - 20 January 2013; Barcelona: 21 February-19 May 2013 and Madrid: 18 June -15 September 2013 [Show/Exhibition]

Beneath the Surface / Hidden Place, 2007-2010

Bird, Nicky (2010) Beneath the Surface / Hidden Place, 2007-2010. [Show/Exhibition]

Experiment

Law, Arts & Island Resilience

Brind, Susan, Bird, Nicky, Carter, Justin, Laiseca, Monica Nunez, Sindico, Francesco, Crook, Nicola and Wall, Gina (2018) Law, Arts & Island Resilience. [Experiment]

Practicing Landscape 2 - Loch Ossian Fieldwork

Punton, Lesley, Brind, Susan, Bird, Nicky, McBride, Christina, Robertson, Frances, Brownrigg, Jenny, Mersinis, Michael, Watt, Hugh and Currall, Alan (2018) Practicing Landscape 2 - Loch Ossian Fieldwork. [Experiment]

Practising Landscape 1- Peripatetic Seminar Series

Brind, Susan, Bird, Nicky, Carter, Justin, Greated, Marianne, McBride, Christina, McMullan, Shauna, Mersinis, Michael, Thomson, Amanda, Punton, Lesley, Watt, Hugh and Brownrigg, Jenny (2015) Practising Landscape 1- Peripatetic Seminar Series. [Experiment]

Other

In the field with the vernacular photograph: archive, community memory and intangible heritage​

Bird, Nicky (2020) In the field with the vernacular photograph: archive, community memory and intangible heritage​. The Glasgow School of Art.

Artist In Residence 2010: Small Communities, Small Worlds

Bird, Nicky, Maggia, Filippo, MacKenna, Deirdre, Grinly, David, Mariani, Mara Luisa, Monti, Paolo, Wilson, Cerys, Gatti, Massimiliano, Douglas, Caroline and Merlino, Gianni Ferrero (2011) Artist In Residence 2010: Small Communities, Small Worlds. Stills and Fondazione Fotografia, Fondazione Fotografia, Modena, Italy.

Knowing the Unknown Sitter, 2005-2011

Bird, Nicky, Bruce, V, Cannizzo, J, Hartley, L, Matthews-David, A, Nunn, P.G, Perry, L, Pollen, A, Stoke, B and Veness, A (2005) Knowing the Unknown Sitter, 2005-2011. Not applicable.