Nikkita Morgan is an Irish mixed media textile artist who predominantly works in her studio using a diverse range of art, design & craft methods. Alongside her creative practice, she teaches textile & embroidery workshops for school, college and university students and community groups nationally.
She received her Master’s in Textile Design from Norwich University of the Arts and was a recipient of the Arts and Humanity Research Council Award for her course of study (AHRC). Before embarking on postgraduate study, Morgan was an undergraduate student at University of Wales: Trinity Saint David: Coleg Sir Gar studying a BA (Hons) in Textile, Art, Design & Craft. On completion of her degree she received the Textile Student of the Year Award.
– Education –
2013-14 | Masters Degree in Textile Design | Norwich University of the Arts | Norwich
2010-13 | BA (Hons) Degree in Textile, Art, Design & Craft | University of Wales: Trinity Saint David: Coleg Sir Gar | Carmarthen
2009-10 | Foundation diploma in Art & Design | Southern Regional Collage | Newry
– Grants/Awards –
2021 | Practice Support Fund Edinburgh | Creative Edinburgh/EPAD
2021 | Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers | Creative Scotland
2020 | a-n Artist Bursary recipient | Time Space Money | The Artists Information Company
2020 | VACMA | Edinburgh Craft Makers Award | Edinburgh City Council & Creative Scotland
2020 | Highly Commended for series of works | Annual Awards for Art About Big Global Issues or Concerns | Redline Artworks | Also attained in 2017, 2018 & 2019
2019 | Support for the Individual Artist Programme | Arts Council of NI
2019 | Norfolk Arts Project Fund | Norfolk County Council
2019 | a-n Artist Bursary recipient | supporting self-determined professional development grant | The Artists Information Company
2018 | Artist of the month | Axisweb
2017 | Travel Award | Arts Council of NI
2016 | NI Young Artist of the Year Runner-up | Mid And East Antrim Council
2015 | Grants | Norfolk Arts Project Fund – Norfolk County Council | Ideastap Wrap-Up Fund Brief | Split Infinitive Trust
2014 | The Eaton Fund
2013 | Arts and Humanities Research Council Award (AHRC)
2013 | Shortlisted for the Textile Study Group Graduate of the Year Award | New Designers | London
2013 | Textile Student of the Year Award | University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Coleg Sir Gar
– Residencies –
International Artists in Residence Programme | Artsland | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | Derrylin | Dec 2018, May & Sep 2019
Guest Studio Residency Programme | The Art Cube Artists’ Studio’s | Jerusalem | Feb 2017
Artist-in-Residence | George Watson College | Edinburgh | Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
Gallery Artist-in-Residence | St.Margaret’s House Gallery 1 | Edinburgh | Aug 2016
Textile Artist-in-Residence | Edinburgh College of Art | Edinburgh | Sep 2015 – Aug 2016
– Selected Exhibitions –
Out of Sight Out of Mind | Summerhall | Edinburgh | Upcoming
Contemporary Textiles Exhibition | Fronteer Gallery | Sheffield | 2022
Winter Open Exhibition 2021 | The Art Cohort | Bath | 2021
Divergent | Anteros Gallery | Norwich (Supported by Norfolk Arts Project Fund) | 2019
Open Studio Exhibition | Aughakillymaude Mummers Centre | Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh | 2019
Anna Cheyne Biennial Award 2019 Exhibition | Island Arts Centre | Lisburn | 2019
Between Lands | Whitespace Gallery | Edinburgh | 2019
1 FT SQ Art Exhibition | Strule Arts Centre & Omagh & Blaney Yoga Centre | Fermanagh | 2019
Brexit Respond… (Interactive Exhibition) | Roots Gallery | Edinburgh | Solo | 2018
Éire Intransition | St. Margaret’s House Gallery 2 | Edinburgh [Gallery In-Kind Support] | Solo | 2017
Guest Studio Residency Exhibition & Artist Talk | Art Cube Artist’s Studio’s | Jerusalem | Solo | 2017
Materials, Meaning & Messages Exhibition & Artist Talk | R-Space Gallery | Lisburn | 2016
The SSA 119th annual exhibition | The Royal Scottish Academy | Edinburgh | 2016
NSK Folk Art Rising 1916-2016 | Burren College of Art | Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare | 2016
A-I-R 15/16 Exhibition | Tent Gallery & St. Margaret’s House Gallery 1 | Edinburgh | 2016
NI Young Artist of the Year Finalists Exhibition | The Braid Arts Centre | Ballymena | 2016
NN Open Exhibition | NN Contemporary Art Gallery | Northampton | 2015
One Year On | Stew Gallery | Norwich | Supported by Norfolk Arts Project Fund | 2015
Summer Salon | Islington Art Factory | London | 2015
Rising Stars | New Ashgate Gallery | Farnham | 2015
Place, Space & Negotiated Territories | Norwich University of the Arts | Norwich | 2014
New Designers | Islington | London | 2013
– Professional Experience (Commissions\Workshops\Projects) –
Lead Textile Artist | Co-design and facilitate a craft-based programme of workshops | Paisley | OneRen | September 2022 – Current
Research Assistant | Touching Stitches Project | working with the Needlework Development Scheme (NDS) heritage collection as part of an outreach community resource | University of Edinburgh | June 2017 – Current
Artist Workshop | Children’s bunting-making summer project | Ballast Bank, Inverkeithing | July-August 2022
Art Tutor | Animation week | 8-12 year olds | The Art Club Edinburgh | July 2022
Lead Artist & Community Engagement Commission | The production of a community, collaborative textile artwork for Inverkeithing’s historic town house | Commissioned by Fife Historic Buildings Trust on behalf of Fife Council | 2021 – 2022
Visiting Lecturer | Creative Journey Presentation | Textiles Department | Edinburgh College of Art | Jan 2022
Co-coordinated, organised & curated group exhibitions in Edinburgh & Norwich [ Between Lands | Divergent | A-I-R 15/16 | One Year On ] 2015 – 2020
Visiting Lecturer | Embroidery Elective | Political and sociality issues through stitch workshops | Edinburgh College of Art | Feb – Mar 2020
Artist Commission | Voices for Equity | Commissioned by Shetland Islands Council on behalf of the Shetland Partnership | 2019 – 2020
Guest Lecturer Tour | Artist Talks & Embroidery Workshops to school and college students from disadvantaged backgrounds | helping to promote higher education within the Creative Arts | Organisation: Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach (NEACO) | Norfolk | January 2018 – 2020
Workshop Assistant | 100 Years Women’s Vote | Assisted with embroidered-led banner making workshops with female prisoners at SPS Cornton Vale and Edinburgh University female student & staff members | University of Edinburgh | Processions | Artichoke | February – June 2018
Artist Commission | Embroidered Sampler Wall-hanging | Art Department | George Watsons College | Edinburgh | 2017
Workshop Teacher | Textile & embroidery workshops for children aged 7-12 via Art+798’s online software | Art+798 International Art Education Center | China | 2015 – 2017
Textile Art Community Project | Bethlehem | A 2-week textile project, teaching a selection of embroidery skills to groups of children and women | Project supported by The Arts Council NI Travel Award Scheme | 2017
Artist Commission | Design & construct campaign banner for Educational Institute of Scotland | commissioned by the Joint Union Liaison Committee at Edinburgh University | 2016
Environmental Collaborative Commission | Collaborative project working with local artists and scientists from the University of East Angelina to design & construct a 3D info graphic sculpture that represented the storm surge damage surrounding the Norfolk coast | 2015
Artist workshop and volunteer working with vulnerable adults | The Arts Recovery Program | Norfolk | Certificates in Challenging behaviour and Safeguarding of vulnerable adults | 2015
– Other Professional Training Experience –
Undertook a 3 day Metal Thread Work ‘Queen’s Silk embroidery course | Royal School of Needlework | Glasgow | June 2019
Waveney & Blyth Arts exhibition planning & management course | Part of the symposium team; helped curate and organise the art sculpture trail | Bungay | 2015
Dialogues 2014 | Space, Place and Negotiated Territories | Part of the selection panel who co-ordinated, curated and organised the exhibition & conference | Norwich University of the Arts | 2014
– Selected Publications –
Case Study | Nikkita Morgan | Inverkeithing Stitching In Time | Stitching Together | https://stitchingtogether.net/2022/03/22/case-study-nikkita-morgan-inverkeithing-stitching-in-time/ | 2022
Artist Interview | Art Reveal Magazine no.58 | page 44-49 | https://issuu.com/artrevealmagazine/docs/58 | April 2021
Artist Feature | Art & Politics | http://www.redlineartworks.org/section652294_361328.html | 2018
Artist Interview | Art Reveal Magazine | 22nd Issue | page 76-81 | http://www.artrevealmagazine.com/22nd-issue/ | 2016
An Interview with Nikkita Morgan | Art Habens Art Review 5th Edition | page 92-113 | http://issuu.com/arthabens/docs/art_habens_art_review_specialed.201 | 2015
– Professional Memberships –
The Society for Embroidered Work [S.E.W]
– Social media | artist portfolio –
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