Nina is currently undertaking a course in Fine Art after graduating from her English Literature degree at The University of Oxford.
Grades and Achievements
Nina achieved 1st in her BA English Language and Literature, University of Oxford. She won the following awards at Oxford: Ruth Wynne-Davis Prize, St Hilda’s College and Nielsen Scholarship in English. Nina achieved A*A*A*A* grades in her A Levels (English, French, Maths and Art).
Hobbies and Interests
I always have a book on the go; at the moment it’s My Childhood by Gorky. I love running and playing casual football too. I have played the violin in orchestras and ensembles throughout my life and now I am teaching myself the guitar (and persuading myself to sing a little too!). I am currently studying academic drawing/painting at the Edinburgh Atelier of Fine Art and am interested in all things art (particular favourites are Titian, Rembrandt, Chagall, and Giacometti). Academically, I am drawn to close analysis of language and the structure of texts: how the sounds and rhythms of words produce an effect on the reader/listener. I also like to write short pieces of fiction inspired by writers like Samuel Beckett, Herman Hesse, and Knut Hamsun.
Ambitions
My ambition is to become a painter and alongside this to teach (either fine art or English literature).
