Originally from Tillicoultry in Clackmannanshire, Nicola McInally graduated in 2001 from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, with a BA (Hons) Fine Art, specialising in Painting. After developing her practice for several years, Nicola received a Visual Artist Craft Makers Award from Creative Scotland in 2019, which led to her membership Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop (FDPW), to explore etching techniques.
Nicola's artworks are formed from memories and drawings contemplating autobiography and landscape. As a printmaker and painter, she frequently merges both practices together.
The delicate rhythmic mark making in Nicola's work, creates a soothing mediative feel of the Scottish Landscape that surrounds her. Whilst her calming colour palette and the gentle flow of contrasts highlight the luminescent quality in her work which gives an insight to how these recollected scenes of personal significance offered a sense of clarity and calm during times of change.
Nicola's artworks are formed from memories and drawings contemplating autobiography and landscape. As a printmaker and painter, she frequently merges both practices together.
The delicate rhythmic mark making in Nicola's work, creates a soothing mediative feel of the Scottish Landscape that surrounds her. Whilst her calming colour palette and the gentle flow of contrasts highlight the luminescent quality in her work which gives an insight to how these recollected scenes of personal significance offered a sense of clarity and calm during times of change.
Nicola has exhibited widely across Scotland, including a solo exhibition at Grampian Hospital Arts Trust and in several selected large group shows at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh and Aberdeen Art Gallery. In 2023, two of Nicola’s prints were selected for the Curated Hang at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in London where she was chosen as one of the Top Picks of the fair. In 2024 Nicola featured in Pressing Matters magazine, became a professional artist member of both VAS and SSA, and selected as one of the prize winners of Aberdeen Artists Society members exhibition at Gallery Heinzel. This year Edinburgh Printmakers awarded Nicola as their Print Day in May winner which will result in a week long residency there. Her work is currently on show at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair's online exhibition, The Director's Cut.
Nicola continues to be an active member of FDPW and works between the print workshop and her studio at home in Dunfermline.
Nicola continues to be an active member of FDPW and works between the print workshop and her studio at home in Dunfermline.
