Nicky Arscott
Nicky Arscott
painter
Nicky Arscott works with a variety of materials to produce illustrations and larger-scale paintings. Her illustrations have appeared in journals in the USA, usually commissioned for short stories, and she has shown her paintings around London. Nicky studied creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin, and her work is often influenced by narrative, as well as the human figure, Spanish history, and jazz.
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exhibitions and arts shows Stoke Newington International Airport, London, December 2008 Autumn Salon, Islington Arts Factory, London, November 2008 Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, October 2008 publications
Bat City Review Issue 3, 2007 (USA) Makeout Creek Issue 1, 2008 (USA) Intersections: Women's and Gender Studies in Review 2008 (University of Texas, USA) Hands Issue 1, 2005 (Bristol, UK) Poetry: Succour Issue 3, 2008 Borderlines (Anglo-Welsh Poetry Society) 2008 The White Car (Ragged Raven Press) 2006 Literary criticism published in Dymock Poets and Friends 2006
prizes
Nominated for Best New Poets Anthology 2008 (Meridian, USA) James A. Michener Fellowship, University of Texas 2008 Kick Start Poets National Poetry Prize, 1st place 2005 Malvern Fine Art Society, 1st prize 2001
qualifications
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX
M.A. in Creative Writing 2008 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, Bristol, UK B.A. in English Literature 2005 (1st) HEREFORD SIXTH-FORM COLLEGE, Hereford, UK A-Levels in Spanish, History, English, Art 2001
employment
Education and Employment Co-ordinator, Mencap Pathway, London 2008-present
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, 2006-2008 Associate Poetry Editor, Bat City Review, University of Texas at Austin 2008 Assistant Creative Director for WaterAid, Glastonbury Festival, annually 2007-2008 Learning Support Worker, Bristol City Council, UK 2005-2006 Box Office Supervisor, Ledbury Poetry Festival annually 1999-2006
painter
Nicky Arscott works with a variety of materials to produce illustrations and larger-scale paintings. Her illustrations have appeared in journals in the USA, usually commissioned for short stories, and she has shown her paintings around London. Nicky studied creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin, and her work is often influenced by narrative, as well as the human figure, Spanish history, and jazz.
_____________________________________
exhibitions and arts shows Stoke Newington International Airport, London, December 2008 Autumn Salon, Islington Arts Factory, London, November 2008 Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, October 2008 publications
Bat City Review Issue 3, 2007 (USA) Makeout Creek Issue 1, 2008 (USA) Intersections: Women's and Gender Studies in Review 2008 (University of Texas, USA) Hands Issue 1, 2005 (Bristol, UK) Poetry: Succour Issue 3, 2008 Borderlines (Anglo-Welsh Poetry Society) 2008 The White Car (Ragged Raven Press) 2006 Literary criticism published in Dymock Poets and Friends 2006
prizes
Nominated for Best New Poets Anthology 2008 (Meridian, USA) James A. Michener Fellowship, University of Texas 2008 Kick Start Poets National Poetry Prize, 1st place 2005 Malvern Fine Art Society, 1st prize 2001
qualifications
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX
M.A. in Creative Writing 2008 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, Bristol, UK B.A. in English Literature 2005 (1st) HEREFORD SIXTH-FORM COLLEGE, Hereford, UK A-Levels in Spanish, History, English, Art 2001
employment
Education and Employment Co-ordinator, Mencap Pathway, London 2008-present
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, 2006-2008 Associate Poetry Editor, Bat City Review, University of Texas at Austin 2008 Assistant Creative Director for WaterAid, Glastonbury Festival, annually 2007-2008 Learning Support Worker, Bristol City Council, UK 2005-2006 Box Office Supervisor, Ledbury Poetry Festival annually 1999-2006
