Nicola Green

Nicola Green is one of the world’s leading artists and social historians. Focusing on identity race and allyship. Her artwork has been featured in the National Portrait Gallery among other leading art galleries, and she has collaborated with world leaders and key religious figures. As a speaker, Nicola explores themes of leadership, race and gender providing thought-provoking and engaging discussions on inclusivity.

She completed both her BA and masters at Edinburgh College of Art and while studying was the recipient of a Department for Education Scholarship as well as the Andrew Grant Bequest Scholarship, which she received on two occasions. Throughout her career, she became one of the most well-known artists in the world and collaborated with Pope Francis, President Obama, the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop of Canterbury amongst other famous figures. She has also had public collections displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Jewish Museum.  Her success at having work housed at some of the world’s biggest galleries continued as both her solo and group exhibitions have been shown at the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress and the Glenhurst Gallery of Brant amongst other major art houses and galleries. In 2015 she co-founded the Phase I Diaspora Platform Programme, which took ethnic minority artists from the UK to the 56th Venice Biennale. She then co-founded the Diaspora Pavilion, showcasing the work of 22 artists from ethnic minority backgrounds at the 57th Venice Biennale.

A regular in the media, Nicola has appeared on BBC 2, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Worldwide.  She has also appeared in leading written press titles including the Times, The Guardian, The Huffington Post and Al Jazeera. A mentor to the next generation of artists and activists she has worked with students across the world to explore multiculturalism, the role of sport in motivating them and supporting them with their art skills. She has been a board member at the Royal Academy Benjamin, and the Edinburgh College of Art as well as holding positions at Paintings in Hospitals and the Prince’s drawing school. She is the co-founder of the Khadija Saye IntoArts Programme that aims to increase ethnic minority participation in the creative industries.

A personable speaker, with experience talking at The University of Groningen. St Martin In the Fields, and The British Council, Nicola Green is a great choice for any event focused on inclusivity. Her engaging discussions vary from race, gender and religion to other areas impacting minority groups meaning she has a wide range of stories and strategies to help educate and improve diversity in both work and personal environments.