Nicki Mayne
Nicki Mayne is a figurative oil painter based on the South Coast of England, working in oil paint, together with gouache, charcoal and pencil drawings.
She has a degree in Fine Art Painting from Kingston University and exhibits widely, including at the Royal Academy and Mall Galleries in London. She is a winner of The Artist Exhibition Award at the 2025 TALP Open 2025.
"I prefer to paint from life wherever possible, as I have a more intuitive and authentic approach to what I'm seeing. My work starts with a gestural line drawing in paint, followed by a succession of painterly layers. Working with a loose painting style, I continue to refine the underlying drawing and focus on capturing light and subtle shifts in colour and luminosity. Over the years, my work has tended to have a personal connection to my life and is inspired by the people and places around me. Themes in my work include family life, the beauty of the human form and the natural world".
She has a degree in Fine Art Painting from Kingston University and exhibits widely, including at the Royal Academy and Mall Galleries in London. She is a winner of The Artist Exhibition Award at the 2025 TALP Open 2025.
"I prefer to paint from life wherever possible, as I have a more intuitive and authentic approach to what I'm seeing. My work starts with a gestural line drawing in paint, followed by a succession of painterly layers. Working with a loose painting style, I continue to refine the underlying drawing and focus on capturing light and subtle shifts in colour and luminosity. Over the years, my work has tended to have a personal connection to my life and is inspired by the people and places around me. Themes in my work include family life, the beauty of the human form and the natural world".
Exhibitions and Awards
2026
NOT Art on a Postcard - International Women's Day 2026 auction
2025
Winner The Artist Exhibition Award at the 2025 TALP Open for 'Self Portrait with Curly Hair' The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Exhibition.
Art for Youth, Mall Galleries
The Artists Collection, Patching Art Centre
Artwave exhibition - Paddock Art Studios, Lewes
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
Volunteer Stewarts Choice Winner, 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
2026
NOT Art on a Postcard - International Women's Day 2026 auction
2025
Winner The Artist Exhibition Award at the 2025 TALP Open for 'Self Portrait with Curly Hair' The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Exhibition.
Art for Youth, Mall Galleries
The Artists Collection, Patching Art Centre
Artwave exhibition - Paddock Art Studios, Lewes
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
Volunteer Stewarts Choice Winner, 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