Nina Stanger // CV
Profile
Nina Stanger is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in Aberdeen. Active as a motion designer, DJ and lecturer, with experience in public art commissions and community-led design.
Working across digital image-making, animation, 3D scanning, sculpture, sound and installation, her practice explores how technology and sensory experience shape our understanding of space.
Nina has produced art commissions and audio-visual performances for organisations including Cryptic, Grampian Hospital Art Trust, RSA, NEON and Media Scot.
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Email
Instagram
Soundcloud
Education
MA, Communication Design - RGU, Aberdeen (2020 - 2022)
PgCert, Creative Entrepreneurship - RGU, Aberdeen (2020)
Bhons, Fine Art - Duncan of Jordastone, Dundee (2018)
BA2, Erasmus - Konstfack, Stockholm (2017)
Skills
Software
Work Experience
Pathway Leader & Lecturer, MA Art & Design Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University Part-time (2024–present)
Animation & Graphic Designer, Fine Day Studio
Full-time (2022 - present)
Digital Officer - the Barn Arts
Part-time (2021 - 2022
Producer & DJ - Aberdeen Art Gallery
Freelance (2020 - present)
Exhibitions & Commissions
Upcoming Cardinal - 40th anniversary of Grampian Hospital Art Trust, (2025–2026).
Past
Water is the Heart of The City, Performance Commision - Suttie Art Space, Aberdeen (2025)
Streets, Roads & Odes, Cryptic Nights Commision - CCA Gallery - Glasgow (2024)
Foresterhill: Past, Present and Future, Grampian Hospital Art Trust - Suttie Art Space, Aberdeen (2023)
MA Exhibition - Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen (2022)
ALT-W Award - Music Hall, Aberdeen (2022)
RSA New Contemporaries - RSA, Edinburgh (2019)
SSA Annual Exhibition - RSA, Edinburgh (2018)
Neon by Night - Reading Rooms, Dundee (2018)
Keep Making - White Space, Edinburgh (2018)
DJCAD Degree Show - Duncan of Jordanstone Dundee (2018)
BA2 Show - Vita Havet, Konstfack, Stockholm (2017)
Duality - Mathew Gallery, Dundee (2016)
Assemblage - Mathew Gallery, Dundee (2016)
Achievements
Awards
ALT-W Award (2022)
Gradjob Embassy Gallery (2018)
RSA New Contemporaries (2018)
SSA New Graduate Award (2018)
Benni Espisito Award (2015)
Media
Standing Wave, interview - The Graduate
NEoN at Night, Interview - The List
Dundee Degree Show 2018 - The Skinny
Dundee Degree Show 2018 - DURA
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Nina Stanger is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in Aberdeen. Active as a motion designer, DJ and lecturer, with experience in public art commissions and community-led design.
Working across digital image-making, animation, 3D scanning, sculpture, sound and installation, her practice explores how technology and sensory experience shape our understanding of space.
Nina has produced art commissions and audio-visual performances for organisations including Cryptic, Grampian Hospital Art Trust, RSA, NEON and Media Scot.
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Soundcloud
Education
MA, Communication Design - RGU, Aberdeen (2020 - 2022)
PgCert, Creative Entrepreneurship - RGU, Aberdeen (2020)
Bhons, Fine Art - Duncan of Jordastone, Dundee (2018)
BA2, Erasmus - Konstfack, Stockholm (2017)
Skills
- Visualisation
- Graphic design, branding, data input and client liaison
- 3D and 2D computer generated animation
- Programming - interactive art and augmented reality
- Sound creation, production, editing and performance
- Mixed media sculpture, plastics, metals and wood
- Casting, resin, plaster, ceramic and bronze
- Metal welding and shaping
- Photography and photo editing, video editing
- Projection and video mapping, Arduino
- 8 years DJ and music selection experience
- Event production and curation
- Project management.
Software
- Office suite
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere pro, Indesign
- Cinema 4D, Redshift, Houdini
- Ableton
- Touch Designer
- Arduino
- Spark AR
- Resolume
Work Experience
Pathway Leader & Lecturer, MA Art & Design Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University Part-time (2024–present)
- Leads the MA Art & Design pathway, supporting postgraduate research and practice development.
- Delivers teaching, tutorials and assessment across interdisciplinary art and design.
- Designs workshops and facilitates cross-disciplinary learning.
Animation & Graphic Designer, Fine Day Studio
Full-time (2022 - present)
- 2D/3D animations, motion graphics, and visual effects.
- Design storyboards and visual assets to align with creative direction
- Develop logos, marketing materials, and visual identities for brands
- Work closely with creative teams, clients, and stakeholders to bring design concepts to life.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and Cinema 4D
Digital Officer - the Barn Arts
Part-time (2021 - 2022
- Digital development and marketing.
- Artist liason.
- Video production and editing.
- Event photography.
- Duty managemen.
- Social media content creation.
Producer & DJ - Aberdeen Art Gallery
Freelance (2020 - present)
- Music Performance
- Event co-ordiantion
- Video production and editing
- Animation and branding
Exhibitions & Commissions
Upcoming Cardinal - 40th anniversary of Grampian Hospital Art Trust, (2025–2026).
Past
Water is the Heart of The City, Performance Commision - Suttie Art Space, Aberdeen (2025)
Streets, Roads & Odes, Cryptic Nights Commision - CCA Gallery - Glasgow (2024)
Foresterhill: Past, Present and Future, Grampian Hospital Art Trust - Suttie Art Space, Aberdeen (2023)
MA Exhibition - Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen (2022)
ALT-W Award - Music Hall, Aberdeen (2022)
RSA New Contemporaries - RSA, Edinburgh (2019)
SSA Annual Exhibition - RSA, Edinburgh (2018)
Neon by Night - Reading Rooms, Dundee (2018)
Keep Making - White Space, Edinburgh (2018)
DJCAD Degree Show - Duncan of Jordanstone Dundee (2018)
BA2 Show - Vita Havet, Konstfack, Stockholm (2017)
Duality - Mathew Gallery, Dundee (2016)
Assemblage - Mathew Gallery, Dundee (2016)
Achievements
Awards
ALT-W Award (2022)
Gradjob Embassy Gallery (2018)
RSA New Contemporaries (2018)
SSA New Graduate Award (2018)
Benni Espisito Award (2015)
Media
Standing Wave, interview - The Graduate
NEoN at Night, Interview - The List
Dundee Degree Show 2018 - The Skinny
Dundee Degree Show 2018 - DURA
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