"Paynes Grey" Painting

Niah McGiff (b. 1999) is a London based artist whose paintings use the figure as a site of psychological and emotional inquiry. She trained at the Essential School of Painting, graduating with distinction from the Foundation Diploma in 2019, before studying Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL. She has exhibited widely across London and actively curates group exhibitions supporting emerging artists and community led initiatives. McGiff was awarded First Place in the RISE Emerging Artist Competition and will present work at the Henley Festival in July 2026. Her current body of work, GRAVITY, will be shown in a solo exhibition in London this July, followed by a second presentation at Art Floor Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan in September, her first international showing. She is also curating and exhibiting in Common Matter on 11th June at One Navigator Square, Archway, London.