Nicki Mayne is a figurative artist based on the South Coast of  England painting mainly from life and also from her imagination and reference photographs.  She is drawn to the more expressive side of painting, whilst trying to be truthful to what she sees before her. Her work frequently has a personal connection to her life and she often paints the people and surroundings that are important to her.  
Nicki studied Fine Art Painting at Kingston University in 1990, but had a break to bring up her children before returning to painting in 2016.  

Exhibitions and Awards
2025
Winner The Artist Exhibition Award at the 2025 TALP Open for ‘Self-Portrait with Curly Hair’ The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Exhibition TALP (2025)
Raspberry Surprize, Fiveways Open House, Brighton,
TALP2025, Patchings Art Centre
2024
Artwave exhibition - Paddock Art Studios, Lewes
Rotunda Cafe, Preston Park, Brighton
The Society of Women Artists, Mall Galleries, London, 
Raspberry Surprize, Fiveways Open House, Brighton,
Art on a Postcard exhibition - Auction for Warchild, 
Open 23, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Worthing 
​​2023
Royal Academy Summer exhibition, London 
​​Raspberry Surprize, Fiveways Open House, Brighton 
The Society of Women Artists, Mall Gallaries, London 
2022
The Sussex Contemporary 2022, 
Hand on HeArt exhibition, 35 North Gallery, Brighton, 
Artwave exhibition - Paddock Art Studios, Lewes, 
2021
Royal Society of British Artists annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 
​2020
Artwave - online exhibition - Paddock Art Studios, 
2019
Artwave, Paddock Art Studios, Lewes 
Raspberry Surprize, Fiveways Open House, Brighton 
2016
Open 16, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Worthing
Stride Open Art Competition, Oxmarket Centre of Art, Chichester 
Hop Gallery, Lewes, Open Exhibition 
Paddock Road Studios, Lewes, Artwave 
1990s
Coopers Gallery, Bristol, Women from Planet Art exhibition1994
Watermans Gallery, London, Territory group show 1990
Kingston University, London, Degree Show 1990
​Education:
Kingston University, Fine Art Painting 1990
Cyprus School of Art Summer School 1990
Reigate College of Art BTEC 1987
​Teaching:
Art Community Education Tutor, Bristol 1993-1995
​Visiting Tutor, University of the West of England, Bristol (Foundation Course) 1993-1994