Annie Frost Nicholson

Annie Frost Nicholson is a multidisciplinary artist boldly creating conversations around heavy topics with a welcome dose of joy and humour. Whether it’s a gallery exhibition of paintings or a large-scale public intervention, her work is known for its uncompromising aesthetic punch and ability to help people open up, connect and reflect upon the stories we tell one another.

For Annie, the transformative power of art is personal. Since experiencing the sudden loss of several members of her family she has focused her grief into a public-orientated mission. With a dozen or so permanent installations in the UK and abroad, and countless public events under her belt, Annie has collaborated with the likes of Arts Council England and the Design Museum, and has had her works covered by Channel 4, BBC, and Creative Review. She also hosts The Grief Mixtape on Soho Radio and her book, Tender Hearted Bold Moves, was published by Rough Trade Books in 2020.

Previous projects included a Southbank Centre commission Fandangoe Discoteca, a touring micro-disco that invited the public to dance out their grief, from climate rage to Brexit fury to bereavement. Annie has been shortlisted by John Moore’s Painting Prize 2025 and she was one of the winners of Delphian Gallery’s Open Call 2024. She lectures part-time in experiential design at Chelsea UAL.

Energetic and fiercely committed to accessibility, Annie is a one-of-a-kind artist. In a world beset by multiple crises, her relentlessly optimistic artworks capture the sense that change is not only possible but necessary. We want the world to know about her projects and are always willing to back someone who works so bravely in the public space.