Nicola Styan attained a BA in Fine Art specialising in Printmaking at Winchester School of Art and an MA (printmaking) at the University of Brighton. She was the printmaking head of department, lecturer and moderator at the Working Men’s College in Camden Town, London for over ten years. Currently, she is a Southbank Printmaker and continuously exhibits her screenprints in the Southbank Printmakers Gallery near Waterloo. She is a member of the East London Printmakers and the Printmakers Council being a committee member for seven years.
Statement
“The transformation of naturalistic environments with the co-existence of man-made constructions is an ongoing investigation in my work.”
N Styan 2019
Nicola’s screenprints document constructions in environmental conditions. In her images, naturalistic elements can co-exist with an artificial spectacle of the man-made environment. Her most recent screenprints reflect this through the use of vibrant
Public collections:-
Victoria and Albert Museum – Prints and Drawings Study Room
Victoria and Albert Museum – Word and Image Department
Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution permanent collection on display
Scarborough Museum public collection.