Forthcoming Events

Friday 25 May 2012, 11:45-17:00
Comic(s) Bodies a multidisciplinary symposium
Keynote speaker with Karrie Fransman and Dr Mary Talbot
Nottingham Contemporary
Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

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Previous Events

Friday 27 April, 2012
Graphic Medicine at Work
Chowen Lecture Theatre, BSMS - University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9PX
Presentations and q+a from Dr Muna Al Jawad, Nicola Streeten and Nye Wright.
www.bsms.ac.uk

Saturday 7 April, 2012
LAYDEEZ DO COMICS NEW YORK pop up
Studio G, South Oxford Space
138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn NEW YORK 11217
Michael Kaminer, Sarah Lightman, Ellen Lindner, Bonnie L. Millard, Nicola Streeten
www.laydeezdocomics.com

Saturday 9 March 2012
Names Not Numbers
presented by Editorial Intelligence and partners
Portmeirion, North West Wales
Bright Ideas
Co-Chairs: Lousie Chunn, Psychologies and Morice Mendoza, Mendozamedia
Presentations from Jack Stoerger, ei Atlantic and James Long, Long Productions: A Brief Poetry Reading from 'Being Human', Bloodaxe Books; Satish Kumar, Resurgence: 'Soil, Soul & Society' and Nicola Streeten, Artist: 'Fresh Forms of Art From Old Memories'
www.namesnotnumbers.com

Thursday 23 February 2012
Big Green Bookshop
Unit 1, Brampton Park Road
Wood Green, London
N22 6BG
Presentation about Billy, Me & You, with q+a session.
FREE and refreshments will be available.
www.biggreenbookshop.com

FIRST FICTIONS WEEKEND
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 January 2012
Fulton Building, University of Sussex Campus
www.firstfictions.com

Saturday 21 January 2012
DOTTER OF HER FATHER'S EYES
Nicola Streeten interviewing Bryan and Mary Talbot
Click here to hear the Panel Border's podcast of the interview

Sunday 22nd January 2012
LIFE WRITING Panel Discussion
On the use of autobiography and memoir with graphic novelists Nicola Streeten, Aneurin Wright and novelist Sue Eckstein.

An Introduction to Creating your Graphic Memoir
Saturday 28 January 2012
Idea Store Chrisp Street
London E14 6BT
www.ideastore.co.uk
Presentation and practical workshop with Nicola Streeten, illustrator and author of the highly praised graphic memoir 'Billy, Me and You'.
No experience necessary. Materials will be provided.

Laydeez do Comics
5 December 2011
Presentation about Billy, Me & You
Click here to read guest blog documentation by Jade Sarson

Comica Conversation at Orbital Comics
26 November 2011
Nicola Streeten in conversation with Sarah Leavitt
Click here to listen to the Orbital Comics Podcast

Graphic Medicine Conference Visualising the Stigma of Illness
as part of Comics Forum 2011
17 November 2011
The Stigma of Mourning too Long
Click here to hear the Graphic Medicine Podcast

BIOGRAPHY
Nicola Streeten studied Social Anthropology at Sussex University and Art and Design at Middlesex Polytechnic. She has worked as a freelance illustrator since 1996. Her specialist areas are the application of a cartoon style to people, maps and buildings. Most of her illustration work has incorporated text and image. Illustrations have been commissioned by publishers, businesses, charities and private clients. Nicola began work on her first graphic novel, Billy, Me & You in 2007. Myriad Editions are the UK publishers. She is currently in receipt of an Arts Council England award to research and develop her second graphic novel, Choices.

CLIENT LIST
The following includes a list of selected clients. Highlighted links are to websites where illustration has been used.
arc: the architecture centre for Hull and the Humber Region, allsorts drama, Angels & Urchins, Books for Cooks, BBC Worldwide Publishing, Catch Publishing, Childrens' Links, Daniel Smith Blues Band, Duka, Eagle Electrics, Editorial Intelligence, Futon Plus, Going Places, Grove Atlantic Ltd, Hopscotch Publishing, Inez, Jeremy Bass Estate Agents, Key Facts Publications, Mariage & Dessert, McLaggan Smith Mugs, Oxford University Press, Personnel Publications Ltd, Philglas & Swiggot Wine Merchants, Primrose Hill Books, Redactive Publishing Limited, Round Lincoln with Children, Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Summersdale, The Guide Association, The Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Washington State Wine Commission, West Lindsey District Council Riverside Festival.

RESEARCH
Nicola is in the final part of a Masters of Research degree (Mres) at The University of Lincoln. Her research area is Gender and the graphic novel. In February 2011, she won the prize for the best presentation at the annual postgraduate conference at The University of Lincoln, Networking - Making your academic network work. See more

LINKS
www.beaconartproject.com Co-founder and co-director of a not for profit visual arts organisation with charitable status with the artist, John Plowman. Beacon is based in Lincolnshire, in the East Midlands and was set up in 2004.

www.Laydeez do Comics Co-founder and co-director of this first women-led UK graphic novel forum with a focus on the autobiographical and domestic more than the superhero. This was set up in 2009, with the artist, Sarah Lightman. Guests are invited to present their work at monthly meetings in London.

www.liquoricemag.com Liquorice Mag is the zine/comic/mag that Nicola produces with her daughter, Sally Plowman. Issues can be purchased from the website or Amazon. Nicola's graphic novel appeared in its original form in chapters in Liquorice Mag.

www.postmethodists.org A member of a Lincolnshire based group of artists living in converted Methodist Chapels.