Artist Focus: Vicki Nigoumi

Vicki Nigoumi studied at Willesden School of Art and Central School of Art and Design ( now Central St. Martins ) London, gaining Central School diploma and N.D.D in printed textiles in 1961.


In 1962 she secured a five year position as tutor in drawing at Khartoum School of Art, Sudan, and whilst in Khartoum established a studio for screen printed textiles.

Returning to England in 1967, Vicki worked as a free-lance printed textile designer, for both fashion and furnishing fabrics. Clients have included fashion designers gina Fratini, Roland Kline, Jean Muir and Jeff Banks. Furnishing designs included in Artizan portfolio and commissions for Warner & Sons and Lewis & Wood among others.


She taught at Adult Education for many years and now takes workshops for painting and drawing.

Her preoccupation with still life painting has enabled her to pursue an interest in colour and drawing and a fascination with the relationship of objects. Many of her paintings include ceramics by contemporary studio potters from her own collection. In recent years Vicki has also been creating and exhibiting her own figurative ceramic peices.


Since her first exhibition at the British Council in Khartoum in 1967 she has exhibited in a number of galleries in the U.K including Medici Gallery, The Mall Galleries, Bankside Gallery London, Eastern rooms Rye, and Arlesford Gallery and regularly at The New Ashgate Farnham.

Vicki has taken part in Surrey Open Studios and is an exhibiting member of both Farnham Art Society and Guildford Art Society.


A joint exhibition of Vicki Nigoumi and John Maltby at the New Ashgate Gallery will be open from Friday 10 September - Saturday 2 October 2010.