In Conversation: Nicola Ellis

To coincide with her exhibition at Castlefield Gallery join artist Nicola Ellis for a talk and Q&A about her practice.

Nicola Ellis lives and works in Manchester. She received a BA hons in Fine Art from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) and in 2011 graduated from the MA in Fine Art at the Manchester School of Art.  Ellis’ work compromises of painting and sculpture and is underpinned by an interest in the synchronisation of the natural with the unnatural. Since graduating she has shown in several group exhibitions including; FOUR, Cornerhouse, Manchester; Meanwhile See This, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester; Cabedal.  Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon, Portugal; neo: artsprize, Bolton; We are all in this together. Bureau, Manchester; Part of the Programme, FAFA Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; Paper 3, Paper Gallery, Manchester. Upcoming exhibitions include Number 1: Osseous (2013) at The Open Centre, MediaCityUK. She is one of the inaugural artists to be taken on by Mark Devereux Projects.   markdevereuxprojects.com