Nikki Sims obtained a degree in textiles from a London college after which she worked as a freelance textile designer exporting to the USA and Europe, and working with royal designer David Emanuel on his collections assisting with colour and fabrics.

Nikki branched into interiors as a consultant designer which lead to her vocation, fine art, where she draws on past experience and her knowledge of colour and design to produce art work for the private and corporate interiors. Nikki currently produces work for shops restaurants and galleries in London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex, and also works on private commissions spanning from abstract to modern figurative and portrait work which followed television appearances on ITV.

Some of the stunning cover illustrations for the Irregular Special Press are the work of Nikki Sims, who in addition to taking commissions also teaches art from her studio near Saffron Walden in Essex. To find out more about this most talented of people see www.nikkisimsart.com.