photo: Jona Jalink 2025
Artist Biography
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Nina Fraser (b. 1984, St. Albans, UK) is an artist based in Lisbon. She holds a Postgraduate Degree in Curating and Commissioning Public Art from HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg, and a BA in Textile Art from Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. She completed a studio and educational residency at ABASE escola de arte (Lisbon) from 2015–2017.
Recent solo exhibitions include Deliquesce (Art Room, Lisbon, 2024) and Home (Espaço Cultural Mercês, Lisbon, 2021). Selected group and collaborative exhibitions include RANDOM BLACK (Galeria Santa Maria Maior, 2025), Invasive Species? (Air 351, Cascais, 2025), and Its a Gas (PostROOM, UK, 2026). She has also exhibited internationally in Portugal, the UK, and Italy. Fraser has participated in international residencies including Estação Viva (Portugal), Rapso, Roccamonfina (Italy), Largo Residências (Lisbon), and The CoLAB, Owlpen Manor (UK). Her work is held in public and private collections in Portugal, the USA, and Poland, and her collages have been published in books including Collage Care (2021) published by Kanyer Publishing LLC. Alongside her studio practice, she works as an educator and curator. She is a visiting artist in Lisbon schools and a guest lecturer at ABASE escola de arte (2025–26). She is also Artistic Coordinator of Art & Craft Refúgio at Largo Residências, supporting migrant and refugee communities through art. In 2025, she participated in LABECO, a European collaborative project focused on artistic and ecological practices. Artist CV > |