| One Person Shows |
| 2007 | Adytum, Joćo Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| 2005 | Portals, Joćo Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| 2002 | Balance, Cape Town masculine and feminine, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| 1999 | UCT Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Group Exhibitions |
| 2008 | African Abstract Art Volume 1. Seippel Gallery Johannesburg |
| | Johannesburg Art Fair, Joćo Ferreira Gallery |
| 2007 | Flesh, ABSA KKNK, Oudtshoon, South Africa. Nominated for a Kanna award for best work at the festival |
| 2006 | Alpan Gallery, Huntington, New York |
| | Want and Desire, Joćo Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa |
| | Home, Old Biscuit Mill, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2005 | Committees Choice show, Association for Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2004 | Brett Kebble Art awards in colabaration with Norman O'Flynn, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| 2003 | Selected finalist for the Sasol wax in art competition, Sasolburg, South Africa. |
| | 2nd Annual Detroit International Video Festival, Detroit Museum of New Art(MONA). U.S.A. |
| | Merit winner, "What is life exhibition?" South African National Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| | Ydesire, Castle, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| 2002 | Autogeographies, Millennium Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| 2001 | YDETAG, South African National Gallery, Cape Town. |
| Residencies |
| 2003 - 2007 | Greatmoore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Public and Private Collections |
| Detroit Museum of New Art(MONA), U.S.A. |
| Nicholas Hales's work is held in private collections in the Europe, U.K., U.S.A and the Far East. |
| Education |
| 1992 | University of Cape Town, Advanced Diploma in Fine Art. |
| 1988-1991 | University of Cape Town Diploma in Graphic Design - graduated with a first class pass in Graphic Design.
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| Awards |
| 2007 | Nominated for a Kanna award. Flesh, ABSA KKNK, Oudtshoon South Africa. |
| 2002 | Merit winner, "What is life exhibition?" South African National Museum, Cape Town. |
| 1992 | Awarded the Jules Kramer Scholarship for Post - Graduate study at the University of Cape Town. |
