British artist Nicola Hicks (b 1960) has throughout her career used animals as a means of exploring both personal and mythic narratives. Her work depicts both domesticated and untamed anthropomorphic figures. Hicks studies the nature of her characters, exposing their traits in her practice. There is a quiet expressivity to the artist's creatures that resonates beyond their situations, suggesting that the animal acts partly as a proxy for human emotions.
Nicola Hicks is represented in public collections including the Government Art Collection, UK and Tate, London.