Work made for the British Red Cross on their Kindness Will Keep Us Together Campaign. The aim of the project was to encourage unity and social support through the ongoing pandemic and to raise funds through the merchandise range on their online shop (available here). Click here to download the original print or print in black and white to colour in! Read more about the campaign here....
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In early 2019, Nina booked train tickets for the iconic Trans-Siberian Railway...
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A series of illustrated biographies of four iconic women in art and literature: Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, Coco Chanel and Frida Kahlo. Each book explores these trailblazers' legacies through looking not just at their careers and accomplishments, but at the daily details of their lives and what made them real people. Written by Zena Alkayat and published by Frances Lincoln. Also published in the US by Chronicle Books under the series title Libraries of Luminaries. Thanks to Maria Popova at Brain Pickings for the studio book shots....
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Cover and interior illustrations for the book, V&A Introduces: Queen Victoria made with The Victoria and Albert Museum and Penguin Random House. A mini-hardback which celebrates the reign of one of Britain's most iconic rulers, this book explores the lasting legacy that Victoria and her devoted husband, Prince Albert, had on the world through photographs, documents and illustrations. Available here. ...
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G-IRL (Girl In Real Life). From the sudden transition from fluffy to greasy hair to revolutionary parting changes (that no one notices), these self-initiated drawings playfully explore the conundrums of styling hair. Many of these are available as signed, giclée prints here....
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One of Nina's huge passions in life is to travel and when it's combined with drawing, she couldn't be happier! Nina has drawn her way around over 30 countries including Mexico, Iceland, Mongolia, Australia, the US, Taiwan, Canada, South Korea and Russia. Often her partner Ali captures these trips through film - see the playlist here! On each trip, she fills a small travel journal with notes, diary entries, drawings and mementos. These are gathered up in a line on a shelf in her studio, on the shelf below her sketchbooks which are all archived. ...
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Some of Nina's most popular or successful projects have come out of making fan art. From her GIRLS Illustrated blog (in response to the hit HBO show GIRLS) to various other responses to shows including Stranger Things and Sex Education, here are some examples from over the years...
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Multiple collaborations with the lovely folk at Ohh Deer. Nina's illustrations have been applied to a range of products including cushion covers, wrapping paper, notebooks, mugs, stickers and desk planners. ...
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To celebrate Women's History Month 2021, Nina was asked by UK Parliament to illustrate an educational resource for 5 to 11 year olds. The booklet contains stories of influential women who have impacted UK laws and equal rights and have made a huge difference to our society. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Emily Wilding Davison, Barbara Castle, Lady Brenda Hale, Anne-Marie Imafidon and Laura Coryton. You can download the resource here!...
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A fun series of pop-up books (Panorama Pops) by Walker Books, each one featuring 12 spreads that explore a particular place or theme. Nina illustrated 8 of the titles: Royal Palaces of London Tower of London Lake District and Cumbria Edinburgh Versailles Shakespeare Dublin Prague...
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