Nick Field is a cross-disciplinary artist working with text, performance and visual mediums.
His work often subverts scale and form, and questions of the epic in the everyday and the minutia of the extraordinary are key. He is particularly interested in rituals of human connection, the shapes and specifics of communities, the socio-politics, statuses and histories of places, heritage and lived experiences, and the cultural body.
His body of work to date has included four solo shows incorporating contemporary performance and theatre, which have toured internationally. As a musician he has created music collections and weaved sound design and music into his performance work. His visual art and image work has included the creation of video art works, published photography and art direction. His work can be understood as having a relationship to poetry at the core.
Nick has been awarded extensive commissions and residencies, including as Artist in Residence with WorldPride Malmo in 2021, City of London, Keats House, and London Metropolitan Archives for which he conceived, created and delivered a major heritage and arts project with extensive public engagement opportunities. He has held the position of Associate Artist with Spread The Word and Ovalhouse.
Nick is an experienced, highly skilled and inventive workshop facilitator, arts educator and mentor. He has created and delivered workshops and development programmes for organisations including Apples and Snakes, The Southbank Centre, Spread The Word, Ideas Tap. He has lectured in Theatre and Performance for Queen Mary, University of London and Kingston University. In 2018 he created and facilitated Pow!, an artistic development scheme and artistic community for young LGBTQ artists.