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Nicola Green
Nicola Green is a British artist and social historian who works at the intersection of contemporary visual storytelling and traditional portraiture. She is celebrated for her unique perspective that offers profound insights into the dynamics of legacy and representation, and how visual language can spark change. Green gained global recognition for her project In Seven Days... hailed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as “an artistic and historic masterpiece”. For her project, Encounters, she depicted religious figures such as Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes is a series of five limited edition silkscreen prints by acclaimed artist and social historian Nicola Green. The prints are based on Green’s original, spray-painted, mixed-media collages, which serve as a celebration of how the impossible can be achieved when people come together. By focusing on single, expressive hand gestures, the works evoke the legacy of social movements across time and place.
Heirloom
Heirloom is a tapestry by acclaimed artist and social historian Nicola Green. Heirloom marks the debut of Green's iconic fist motif in tapestry form. The piece focuses on the raised fist as an enduring global symbol of strength and solidarity. The artwork and its title refer to the value of what we pass down across generations, including our individual and collective struggles and shared spirit of “we shall overcome”.
About the Artist
Nicola Green is a British artist and social historian who works at the intersection of contemporary visual storytelling and traditional portraiture. She is celebrated for her unique perspective that offers profound insights into the dynamics of legacy and representation, and how visual language can spark change. Green gained global recognition for her project In Seven Days... hailed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as “an artistic and historic masterpiece”. For her project, Encounters, she depicted religious figures such as Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Green co-founded and directed the Diaspora Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale and founded the Khadija Saye Arts programme at IntoUniversity. Her work can be found in public collections, including The Obama Presidential Center, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.