Niah Mcgiff

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.

2019 to 22
BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2018 to 19
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Distinction), The Essential School of Painting, London

Solo Exhibitions
2026
GRAVITY, 6 Navigator Square, London N19 (18th July 2026)
2026
GRAVITY, Art Floor Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan (September 2026)
Group Exhibitions and Projects
2026
Rise, The Ruby Gallery, Henley Festival, London
2026
FOMO, Bleur Gallery, Marylebone, London
2026
My Body is Dust, Spira9, The Asylum Chapel, London
2025
Flesh & Pixel, Alexandra Palace, East Court, The Creativity Pavilion, London (Curated, organised and participated)
2025
Everything Then Is Now, Spira9, The Old Waiting Room, London
2025
FRC22, Flat Rate Contemporary
2021
Mind The Gap, Charity Art and Sound Exhibition, Artspace Brighton, London
2019
THEESOP Summer Show, Mile End Art Pavilion, London