His work has been acknowledged by Creative Nova Scotia and the Canada Council for the Arts. He was named Visual Artist of 2015 by Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design. Onni Nordman’s work is unique, innovative and decidedly contemporary. He works with oils and is a master of invention and technique. Formally trained at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, he returned to Sydney in 1995 and has continued his work, painting and creating many projects pver time. In 2015, Onni had a show and a two month residency in Munich, Germany and another show in Helsinki, Finland.