A professional headshot of Caleb Nichols-Mansell dressed in black clothing, sat on stairs at the University of Tasmania. He is smiling with his hands held together in front of him.

Caleb Nichols-Mansell is a proud Tasmanian Aboriginal artist, designer, and creative consultant whose work is grounded in deep connection to Country, culture, and community. He is the founder of Blackspace Creative, Lutruwita’s first Aboriginal-owned arts and cultural hub, and a self-made creative force, committed to cultural resurgence and storytelling through design, identity, and place.

Born and raised in Launceston, Caleb’s journey is one of resilience, self-determination, and grounded cultural pride. He grew up in a large and loving extended family, surrounded by both hardship and strength. The challenges of his early life, including exposure to intergenerational trauma and social disadvantage, have not defined him, but rather shaped the foundation for his leadership, empathy, and ambition. With no formal qualifications in design, Caleb’s creative practice has been built from the ground up through lived experience, research, learning, and mentorship from Elders, community leaders, and trusted peers. He is self-taught, self-led, and unwavering in his commitment to excellence and cultural integrity.

Caleb now lives on the north-west coast of Tasmania with his fiancé and continues to work nationally as a designer, consultant, and multidisciplinary artist. His portfolio spans branding, cultural consultancy, First Nations engagement strategies, public art, festival curation, and community-led design. He has worked with a broad range of clients including MONA, the University of Tasmania, the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra, NAB, Lifeline Australia, Deloitte, GHD, TasNetworks, and the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania.

From digital illustration to large-scale installations, Caleb’s work explores the intersections of identity, place, and resistance. His art delves into the politics of land, lineage, and representation aiming to provoke thought, foster dialogue, and offer the wider public a deeply personal and contemporary perspective of what it means to be a Tasmanian Aboriginal man in the world today.

His recent projects have included festival commissions for Dark Mofo, YIRRAMBOI, Junction Arts Festival, and Ten Days on the Island, alongside permanent public works delivered through the state’s Public Art Scheme. Each project is driven by a desire to amplify First Nations voices and ensure cultural narratives are not only preserved but celebrated and embedded within public space and design.

With almost a decade of experience across the creative, community, and corporate sectors, Caleb brings a rare and powerful combination of cultural knowledge, strategic insight, and creative execution to every project he undertakes. He is Working with Vulnerable People registered as well as holding current public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

At the heart of it all, Caleb’s work is an offering, an invitation to see, feel, and understand the world through a First Nations lens; to connect with stories that are as old as this land, and as urgent as today.