Nasina Nash

Nasina Nash is a passionate South African artist. Despite having a Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management degree, she chose to pursue this passion she always had of art by completing a Fine Arts Diploma at the Technical College of Pretoria.

She works mostly with oils, watercolor, charcoal and conte. Her favorite subjects are geology, the human form, portraits and horses.

“My theme is about the CELEBRATION OF LIFE, I express my admiration and awe at the evolution from the simple prehistoric life forms to the intricate and complicated physical, emotional and spiritual qualities of humans and their interpersonal relationships today.”

“The incredible timeline of millions of years between the simplest forms of life through evolution – to the amazing diversity of life today, all are connected by the complex double helix of DNA strands, that we all have, to define our various species. However, we all share life on this earth and must therefore respect our responsibility towards one another. We are all part of one great creation, she says.

I also appreciate the amazing qualities of all living creatures. For me the grace of horses, these magnificent and proud partners of man is symbolic of the beauty of the entire animal kingdom. The story of man has for thousands of years been intertwined with that of the horse. And the bond between a rider and his horse is very close as the horse intuitively reacts to the emotional state of its rider. For me this special communication between man and animal is a beautiful example of the wonder of living creatures.”