Nicole Antras BA (Hons), MA FINE ART , PTLLS, CTLLS
A multidisciplinary Fine Artist working in drawing, painting and printmaking mediums, and occasionally 3D, from my studio in Faversham, Kent. I most often work with charcoal, pastels, graphite and an eraser for drawings, and oils and water-based paints in painted pieces; I currently focus on dry point engravings and Lino cut techniques in my printmaking practice.
I was the Featured Artist for Interim Arts Art Gallery in 2021, shortlisted for The Sequested Prize self-portrait competition in 2022, and featured in Collect Art magazine, Women Art/Special Edition March 2022, Issue 03. My work has been in exhibitions locally & nationally and I have pieces in private collections in the UK, Europe and the US
My work is an exploration of the visible and invisible threads that shape human experience. It is an invitation to pause and to reconnect with an innate inner calm and understanding that can get lost in our busy lives.
At the heart of my current practice is an inquiry into the Sense of Self and the concept of the Inner Child which emerges as a guiding presence: a source of intuition, vulnerability, and unfiltered perception. My work often seeks to reconnect with this state, inviting both myself and the viewer to remember, to feel, and to rediscover. My influences span across psychology, history, mythology, and spirituality, as well as the more abstract realms of quantum physics and esoteric thought. Ancient narratives and modern theories—the ways in which archetypes, energy, and consciousness appear to echo across time and disciplines inform the symbolic language within my work, where meaning is layered rather than fixed.
Ultimately, my art is an act of integration. I aim to create pieces that feel both grounding and expansive, connecting the inner and outer worlds inviting reflection, curiosity, and a deeper connection to self, nature, and the unseen dimensions that bind them together.
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1983 - 1984 Art Foundation, Maidstone College of Art
1984 - 1987 BA(Hons) Fine Art Staffordshire University
2018 - 2020 MA Fine Art, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Following my BA studies, alongside my own art practice, I worked in educational, social care and workplace settings running art sessions, teaching and supporting people with disabilities to develop their creativity.
Currently, in addition to my continuing art practice, I support young adults in mainstream education with their creative studies, as well as running my own workshops for adults who want to develop their drawing and printmaking skills.
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Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 - Featured Artist Interim Arts Art Gallery
2020 - MA Degree Show - Online exhibition
2016 - June - Retrospective Exhibition The King's Hall, Herne Bay, Kent
2013 - An exhibition of paintings, prints and sculpture. Peter Blake Gallery, Dartford ​
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​Group Exhibitions
2026
Joint Exhibition - 14th - 26th April - Creek Creative Studios, Faversham, Kent
Adisham Arts Festival - 10th - 12th April - Holy Innocents' Church, Adisham, Kent
Rochester Art Fair - 5th - 8th March - Corn Exchange, Rochester, Kent
2025
Nucleus Arts Winter Open - 28th November - 5th January 2026 - Halpern Gallery, Chatham/Halpern Pop, Rochester
East Kent Open Houses - 11/12th, 18/19th, 25/26th October - Atelier Antras, Faversham
Unfrozen - 25 June - 12 July - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
Club Membership Exhibition - 7th - 29th June, Creek Creative Studios, Faversham
Spring Open Exhibition - 11th - 30th March - Creek Creative Studios, Faversham
Art for All Workshops Exhibition - 25th February - 9th March - Creek Creative Studios, Faversham
2024
Autumn Show 19th October - 2nd November, Lilford Framing & Gallery, Canterbury
Collective15 - EKOH 12/13th. 19/20th, 26/27th October, Creek Creative Studios
The Beat - 9th - 19th October, Sevenoaks Kalaidascope Gallery/Online - Artlymix, Echo Studios, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Under the Rainbow Spring Exhibition 6th April - 12th May, Bluewater
Adisham Arts Festival 5th & 6th April Holy Innocents Church, Adisham
Winter Show 30 January - 11 February Creek Creative Gallery, Faversham
2023
Winter Show 9 December - 9 January 2024 Halpern Gallery, Chatham
Autumn Show 21 October - 4 November Lilford Framing & Gallery, Canterbury
East Kent Open Houses - 14/15th, 21/22nd, 28/29th October - Creek Creative Studos
Rochester Art Fair 6 - 8 October The Corn Exchange, Rochester
Summer Exhibition 28 July - 29 August Halpern Gallery, Chatham
InASpace Pop-up Art Exhibition Group Show 28 May - 11 June Whitstable
Print, Print, Print Group Show 2-14 May Creek Creative Gallery, Faversham
Ten Works by Ten Artists An Exhibition of Postcard sized Drawings 18 - 30 April Creek Creative Gallery, Faversham
SCAR 8 - 29 April, The House of Smalls, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
2022 ​
'Corresponding Narratives' - the threads that connect us, 25th October - 6th November Creek Creative Gallery,
Faversham
East Kent Open Houses - 8/9th, 15/16th, 22/23rd October
The Everyday Exhibition - June - Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
Drawing Exhibition - June - Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
100 x 100 Bobcat Gallery online exhibition
The Sequested Prize - Self-portrait competition (Short Listed) online exhibition
SPECTRUM Creek Creative Gallery, Faversham
2021
100 Sketch for Survival - Conservation Collection 2021
Call & Response Art Trail Exhibition, St Augustine’s Centre, Brighton
Lacuna Festivals - Distance 2021 - online exhibition
Artists Residency, The Old Shop, Oare - June - November 2021
Dickens 150 Print Exhibition, Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent - Manchester 2020 Quay Street Gallery - online
exhibition
2020
Fusion Arts Online Exhibition 6th Annual Leaves and Petals Art Competition
The Museum of You Exhibition The Beaney, Canterbury - Out of Isolation
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Stigma 2020 - online exhibition Art & mental health Cocreate Arts & Health
MA Students Fine Art Show Works by Ali Lees, Melanie Jordan & Nicole Antras Creek Creative Studios, Faversham
2019
I make art about …. UCA MA Fine Art students & Alumni, Joseph Wales Gallery, Margate - The Journey Open exhibition Group Exhibition, Upper Gallery, Creek Creative Studios, Faversham
2017 & 2018
Creek Creative Open Exhibition Creek Creative Art & Design Studios, Faversham
2010 - 2016
Freelance Art Tutor/Art session Facilitator in Health, Community and Educational settings.
Freelance Artist
1988 - 2010
Resident Scenic Artist/Props maker at The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, Crayford
1987
​- "Many of them Died on the Voyage" Bloomsbury Galleries, University of London Institute of Education. An exhibition of contemporary prints by BA Hons Fine Art Printmakers of North Staffordshire Polytechnic.
- North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Print Show North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary
1986
- North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Print Show North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary
Atelier Antras Studio Z1 12, Creek Creative Studios, 1 Abbey Street, Faversham, Kent. ME13 7BE