Nooka Shepherd
Nooka Shepherd, Self Realisation, Embroidery thread and beads on calico, 37cm x 35.5cm, 2021
Nooka Shepherd, Crown of Roots, Bisque fired stoneware, 16cm x 6.5cm x 6.5, 2020
Nooka Shepherd, Hedge-Knight, Bisque fired stoneware, 8.5cm x 10cm x 8cm, 2020
Nooka Shepherd, Fungal Venus, Bisque fired stoneware, 14.5cm x 6cm x 6cm, 2020
Biography
Nooka Shepherd
Born 1998, London, UK
Lives and works in Dorset, UK
Nooka’s work centres on cultivating narratives of symbiosis and harmony. Weaving humanity, so long divorced from the ecosystem of which we are a part, back into the great web of life that makes this planet. Nooka draws on symbols and imagery from the folklore of these islands to create their own images and objects that become votive, animistic items, encouraging connection to and conversation with place and it’s more-than-human inhabitants.
Education
2020 BFA, The Slade School Of Fine Art
Exhibitions
2021
EARTHLINGS MMXXI, The Residence Gallery, London, UK
2019
Melon - Cauli, Asylum Chapel, Queen’s Road, Peckham
Awards
Thomas Epsley Painting Prize, 2017