Nadia Epping - Art

About Nadia Epping (nee Klamp)

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Work

My artistic practice can be grouped in paintings, drawings and older groups of work: Architectonical Sculpture and site specific installation.

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Currently mainly painting acrylic on paper or canvas, my work explores architecture and the remains of human activity in landscape.

I have had a longstanding fascination with the Welsh landscape, since first visiting as a teenager.
I am equally inspired by the industrial past of the south Wales valleys as well as industrial sites within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, the slate mines of north Wales or pre-historic sites close to my home or further afield in the Preseli Hills. My work also draws inspiration from visits to UK coastlines in Pembrokeshire and beyond.

Having lived in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) national park since early 2024, I have focused on highlighting the industrial heritage of my direct surroundings in my work.

While the industrial heritage of the Welsh valleys is well known and documented in art, the industrial history of the Usk Valley - with sites like Llangattock escarpment, tramways and tunnels around Clydach gorge, or the huge number of  quarries - is often overlooked when people first perceive the natural beauty of the national park. Exploring these besides the famous sites like Blaenavon Ironworks and Big Pit has provided me with a huge variety of inspiring subject matter for current and future work. 

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Bio
Born in 1971 near Cologne Germany, I now live and work in Crickhowell, Wales. 

 

In 2000 I graduated from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany (degree 'Akademiebrief'). As an academic honour, I was selected 'Meisterschüler' (master student) by Prof David Rabinowitch in 1999. 

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Since graduation, I have worked as independent artist alongside several paid roles in the creative and education sectors, first in Germany and then in the UK, after relocating here in 2015. 
These included Assistant Gallery Manager in commercial art galleries and Education Co-ordinator on art projects for students. More recently, I worked as Curriculum Coordinator in creative higher education at both the Royal College of Art, London and the National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield. In my most recent role, I was employed as Project Co-ordinator in the cultural sector at Buckinghamshire Culture. 

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Since moving to Wales I am focusing on developing my creative practice full time.