Nooka Shepherd

Nooka Shepherd, born 1998 in Brixton, London. Currently based in the West Country.

My work centres on cultivating narratives of symbiosis and harmony. Weaving humanity, so long divorced from the eco system of which we are a part, back into the great web of life that makes this planet. I draw on symbols and imagery from the folklore of these islands to create my own images and objects that become votive, animistic items, encouraging connection to and conversation with place and it’s more-than-human inhabitants.I have recently become interested with concepts of language, and how we can turn back to symbolism, imagery and the tactile as a way of crea!ng avenues of communication with the land.

Slade School of Art, BFA Painting, 2017-2020 (1st class hons)

Foundation Diploma, Arts University Bournemouth, 2015-2016 (distinction)

‘Objects Lost, Treasures Found’, Underground Flower Offspace, London, May 2021

‘Class of 2020’, The Hari Hotel, London August 2020

‘Melon-Cauli’, Asylum Chapel, London, November 2019