Nisha Boehm: Celebrating Feminity, Girlhood, and Florals Through Art
While flowers symbolize female grace and delicacy, the beauty of a botanical artistic composition is how Nisha Boehm celebrates femininity, girlhood, and florals through her recent artistry. Trusting her keen eye for art and aesthetics, Boehm’s compositions can be described as rediscovering the joy of girlishness through fluorescent detail, combining fluidity and structure as she experiments with lines, layering, and shades of pink to curate storytelling pieces in resonance with femininity and nature.
As an exemplary art student in her final year at Loughborough University, Boehm explains her journey from her childhood in Hong Kong to studying in the UK, exploring where her cultural roots and upcoming inspiration inspired her love and appreciation for art and her career.
Q: Who is Nisha Boehm?
I’m Nisha Boehm, a student, artist and creative raised in Hong Kong and now studying in the UK. I’m 21 years old and in my final year of my Fine Art BA.
Q: Where did your appreciation and love for art begin? How has the love of art inspired your career?
I’ve always been creative since I’ve been little, and my parents encouraged this! I have countless sketchbooks filled with drawings and all sorts growing up. I guess, as I grew older the creativity never really left me you could say.
As a family we mostly did culture holidays growing up which meant plenty of museums, galleries, and sight-seeing! I’d always have a backpack with me with a very full pencil case and notebook, meaning I was always writing about the world around me, collecting and adding little drawings.
As I got older, I started exploring art more independently and I’ll always find myself seeking out galleries or art exhibits wherever I go to keep myself inspired. I have been privileged enough to be able to pursue a degree at university. My parents always told me growing up to do what I love, and when I was unsure what to study at university, they advised me to go with what I’m passionate about – and that was making art. Studying fine art has been a journey for sure, it definitely becomes a love-hate relationship but I’m glad I’ve made it on to the love side again. I’m blessed to have time and the ability to make content on social media as it combines two things I’m passionate about doing.
Q: You’re a student at Loughborough University, what is your major? How are you using your experience at the university to grow your talent?
I’m doing an undergraduate degree in Fine Art at Loughborough University and I’m now in my final year of study. I’ll be graduating hopefully this July! Throughout my university experience I’ve been very lucky to have been given ample studio space which in the last year has been a place I’ve spent plenty of time in. Being able to be surrounded by other creative people, get feedback from peers and other tutors has been useful to developing my ideas and exploring new avenues. Having this space and access to workshops where I’ve made canvases in has been really valuable as student flats don’t have much storage space and you certainly can’t nail your work into the walls!
Q: Describe your art: What is your creative direction?
I’m still developing and refining my art practice – that’s the whole point of a Fine Art degree isn’t it! – but my primary themes that have always come back to me are celebrating girlhood, femininity and florals.
I explore these ideas through painting, colour and pattern with an interest in looking closer. I’ve recently started painting more intuitively trusting my eye for colour and aesthetic, wanting to create work that is beautiful, celebratory and eye-catching. Inspired by artists like Patricia Iglesias Peco and Amy Beager, I aim to combine fluidity and structure while rediscovering the joy and girlishness of creating bright and fun artwork full of pink and flowers and lines that are fluid and organic.
Q: Have you showcase your work in exhibits or museums, etc? If so, where?
Unfortunately, I haven’t yet had the opportunity to have my paintings displayed in exhibits or museums outside of my university however I hope this is somewhere my career will take me next!
Q: You have a growing following on your social media, how have you connected to your audience and led them to follow their art aspirations?
Before my paintings became noticed on social media, my art portfolio @artsy.nish on Instagram has just been somewhere to document my journey as an artist and new work over the years. I work part-time in social media marketing, so marketing my own work well on social media is definitely something I want to do successfully!
I hope to inspire other young creatives and people in general to just go for it and share your work online and spread creativity! I’m trying to stay as engaged as I can with my audience whether it’s replying to comments, giving some insight into my process or advice on applying to study art at university. My DMs are always open on social media.
Q: Do you sell your art?
Yes! I’ve just started selling my work online after my work recently went viral on social media. I’ve started selling prints of my work alongside a few original paintings. After my degree show, I’ll be looking to sell more of my work. All information and updates on my website, prints and work available to purchase will be shared on my Instagram @artsy.nish.
Q: Are you working on any projects?
My primary focus at the moment is my Degree Show at Loughborough University which is happening in June this year. All my work at the moment is working on developing a strong and refined selection I can exhibit that embodies my practice as an artist.
