Profile
This is me
I am Nicola Heath, an artist and visual storyteller with a passion for connecting and educating people about nature through art. Born and raised in Kenya, I have spent over 10 years creating hand-drawn and digital artworks that blend science, conservation, and design. My expertise spans map-making, signage design, botanical illustration, and educational materials for conservation projects.
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I hold a BA Hons in Fine Art and have worked on major conservation initiatives, including the Save the Elephants Human-Elephant Coexistence Toolbox. My research on eye-tracking and effective interpretation signage has been published in academic journals, and I continue to explore how art can enhance environmental education and storytelling.
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Through my work, I aim to inspire appreciation for nature, create engaging learning experiences, and bring artistic beauty to conservation efforts.
Experience
2020 - 2025
Visual Communicator
Working with Centre for Ecosystem Restoration Kenya
2018
Painter & Volunteer coordinator
Coordinating & teaching volunteers methods of painting for set design as NASS festival
2016-2017-2018
2020 - 2023
Ilustrator
Working for Save the Elephants, illustrating and designing the Human Elephant Coexistence Toolbox
2018
Solo exhibition
Concieved, coordinated & executed by myself. With the aim of planting trees from every painting sold in the Karura Forest in Nairobi. I was able to plant over 200 trees.
2018
2018 - 2020
Illustrator
Botanic illustrator and Graphic designer for Brackenology, soon to become CER-K
2017 - 2018
Art director
For the Festival Hop fest, were I designed, made and also coordinated my team for the whole festival.
2013
Nature blitz coordinator
Solo exhibition
Art Producer
Designing and making the set for the main stage. Organising a team of volunteers to create the decor for the full site.
Organised & ran a weekend children's workshop, which involved, learning, exploring and being creative with and in nature.
My first solo exhibition 'Save the Elephant'. Conceived, coordinated and executed by myself. In aid to raise money for the elephant poaching crisis. I raised over 4000$ and donated it to the Save the Elephants organisation.