Nadia Nervo

Nadia Nervo is an Artist, Curator, and Mentor. She is a graduate of The Royal College of Art (2003) and Camberwell College of Art (1998). Nadia Nervo has worked in the arts for over twenty years, and is passionate about working with young emerging artists as well as more established visual artists. She worked as Freelance Curator at Willesden Gallery for 9 years, where she was in charge of programming innovative exhibitions, including events and artists' residencies. Nadia contributed to the gallery's growth and success during her time there and is proud to see how Willesden Gallery has achieved recognition for its contributions to the arts community. Previously she was Head of Participative Arts at Watermans for 9 years, where she devised and implemented strategies that maximised participation in arts and cultural activities for the widest possible range of individuals and groups in West London. Nadia has been running one to one Art mentoring/coaching sessions with artists and recent graduates, she is passionate about making a real difference to the people she works with, by helping them to improve and empower their lives and realise their full potential. In her own artistic practice, Nadia investigates the relationship between photographer and subject, often working with strangers and exploring the nature of connections being made. Intimacy and trust between artist and sitter are key elements in her practice and fundamental to the viewer’s relationship to her portraits. Recurring themes in her work are gender identity, the female body and movement. She works primarily on analogue formats. w: nadianervo.com w: nadianervoprojects.com IG: @nadianervoart @nadianervoprojects london