Becky Nuttall

Working from her South Devon-based studio Becky creates mixed media works, collages, paintings and drawings. Within these works are text and illustrations from old bibles and art books; more intriguing is the inclusion of fragments from art school portfolios abandoned in her house. These date from the 1940′s through to the 21st century and provide a unique form of collaboration with past and present artists including her father, her children and fellow art school students from the 1970′s. Becky draws inspiration from a childhood immersed in art and the imagination; her father was writer and artist Peter Draper who in turn was close friends with Hubert (Nibs) Dalwood. Peter was also a founder member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Alongside this creative home life are influences from a lifelong love of Dadaism, Surrealism, Kurt Schwitters and the effect of being a Protestant girl from an unconventional background in a convent school.