Hi! I’m Nasha Cash, co-director of HappeningInMCR, member of the art collective The Order of the Fool, artist and illustrator from Sheffield, based in Manchester.
My work is inspired by dreams, the private day to day and spiritualism which I express using anthropomorphic animals as actors.
I work with a variety of materials including acrylic markers and paper, creating images which I sometimes digitally colour using open source software. I frequently employ use of tessellating patterns which I create by hand-cutting paper stencils, as seen in this piece below.
My acrylic paint work embraces a more raw quality in which I flaunt the medium more openly with visible brushstrokes and vibrant colours. My focus is on capturing the immediacy and energy of the moment, something that this quick drying medium captures best.
Achievements
My clients include Manchester city council, Wigan Council, Manchester Girl Network X Factory International , Heads UK, Chesterfield College and Now Then amongst many others
I have been a guest speaker for Fuse Manchester and Manchester Girl Network and I’ve exhibited across the UK in Saan1, Next Door Gallery, Didsbury Parsonage, Camden Open Air Gallery, Seesaw Space and numerous non-traditional gallery spaces.
My work and projects I have been involved in, have been featured in articles from The Guardian, Manchester Finest, Now Then, The Creative Occupation and the Mancunion.
I’m also a recipient of the cocoa arts award for a community based interactive art project and have participated in Art Battle MCR.
