Livy Nelson, aka Livy Has No Life, is an illustrator and multi-disciplinary artist now living in South West Scotland. She graduated with a Masters in Illustration from the University of Portsmouth in 2018.The mountains and seascapes that Livy grew up around remain a great source of inspiration to her, from the vibrant and contrasting colours to the environments themselves. She also developed a strong love for the natural world and an interest in environmental issues.Her strong DIY ethos can be seen throughout her work as well as in her practice. She enjoys collaborating with other creatives from other painters to fashion designers. This interest led her to create her own creative collective, Broken Bones Collective. This collective focuses on adrenaline sports, another of Livy's passions. This involves curating an Instagram page and Zines that showcase a range of relevant artist talents. Livy has organised and curated exhibitions and creative events such as The Masters of Illustration Exhibition, 2018. She has been involved in a number of projects including “The Inventors” with Aspex Gallery. This led to her running creative workshops at the gallery, Family Saturday and helping the gallery to raise funds through her artwork. She was given the Santander Mobility Award in 2018 that allowed her to take her art practice to Switzerland and was also selected for the Pop-Up Brighton Emerging Artist Award, 2018.“The earliest memory I have of using colour was mixing play dough together and thinking that I had invented pink. Since then colour has been a huge part of my life and has played a huge part in my artistic development. My most recent work deals with psychedelic and surreal paintings. The artwork is a vivid exploration of colour and imagination, with a vibrant, fantasy style aesthetic.”