Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs

AllDigital Illustration
Written By Caleb Nichols-Mansell

A midnight intervention, performance, and pyrotechnic reclamation of the city.

Created for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Council of Tasmania, Pathways of Support, Circles of Strength speaks to the role of community, culture, and connection in healing, recovery, and self-determination. Circular motifs represent places of gathering, support, and shared care, while the pathways between them honour the layered and non-linear journeys people take when seeking help and returning to strength. Repeated cultural markings within each circle speak to people standing together, sitting together, yarning, listening, and sharing knowledge. Set against subtle background lines that reference the competing forces Aboriginal people continue to navigate, the artwork centres recovery as a collective process—held through kinship, culture, care, and community.

Client: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Council of Tasmania
Project Type: Illustration
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Year: 2026

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell

Caleb Nichols-Mansell moves between Country, culture, and contemporary practice — weaving stories from land, spirit, and community into powerful visual languages. As a proud Palawa man, Caleb's work bridges the ancient and the evolving, reimagining Aboriginal knowledge systems through design, public art, and digital storytelling.

His practice is rooted in Country and carried forward through site-responsive interventions, graphic and surface design, and large-scale public commissions. Through intricate textures, flowing linework, and bold organic forms, Caleb invites reflection on identity, resilience, and the enduring strength of Palawa people.

His works have been commissioned by leading institutions across Australia, including MONA, University of Tasmania, Arts Tasmania, Australian Fashion Week, Lifeline Australia, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; embedding stories of survival, connection, and contemporary Aboriginal identity into the cultural, public, and built environment.

www.calebnicholsmansell.com.au

https://www.calebnicholsmansell.com.au
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