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I’m Nick Lewis, a multidisciplinary artist driven by curiosity, resourcefulness, and a desire to make ideas visible. My practice moves fluidly across drawing, illustration, installation, digital design, and storytelling—guided not by medium, but by the problem at hand.
Whether I’m creating live caricatures in public spaces, reinterpreting historical narratives for museums, or crafting bespoke visual solutions for clients, my approach is always grounded in listening, experimentation, and adaptability. I thrive on challenges that require lateral thinking and enjoy finding unexpected routes through complex briefs.
Over the years, I’ve worked across visual art, design, performance, and community engagement. This broad base lets me draw from a diverse toolkit to meet the unique needs of each project—whether that’s making the invisible visible, the complicated understandable, or the ordinary extraordinary.
If you’re looking for creative collaboration, visual storytelling, or a fresh perspective on your project, I’d love to hear from you.
Snake Charmer Basket
2021. Oak log. Hessian string. Flexible metal rod.
Originally planned as a snake charmer’s basket sat on a tree stump and carved from a single piece of Oak. Later, the basket became a base for an articulated ‘cobra’ lamp arm. However, after much experimentation trying to carve a cobra head shade for the bulb, I failed to find a satisfactory design solution that would provided a pleasing quality of light, and I eventually abandoned the idea.
Early process images of the basket and an example of a simple ‘shrink’ pot, both hewn from a single piece of wood.
The ‘Basket’ in its present manifestation.
D-Day Posters. Lisburn Museum.
2024. Digital illustration.
In 2024 I was commissioned by Lisburn Museum and the Irish Linen Centre to create an illustrated poster as part of their Travelling Museum programme, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The poster focused on two key innovations developed during the Second World War: the LCA (Landing Craft Assault) and the Horsa Airspeed Glider. These vehicles were instrumental in the success of Allied operations, and my illustrations aimed to educate viewers while also capturing the dramatic context of their use. Designed to be both informative and visually striking, the piece helped bring the story of these pioneering machines to life for a wide audience.
Handhole Stone. Antrim - Terrarium
2025. Closed terrarium. Mixed media.
