Mil Colores Nina · The Artist

About Nina

Biography

Nina Dennison

Painter · Visual Artist

Nina Dennison Spain is a painter and visual artist with over three decades of creative practice spanning two continents. Born and raised in the United States, Nina developed her artistic voice through formal study of classical drawing and oil painting — building a foundation in technique that continues to anchor her most expressive work today.

Her journey as an artist has been as much geographic as it has been aesthetic. From the desert plateaus of Arizona, where the quality of light is singular and the colours are fierce, to the coasts of Chile and Mexico, the Loire Valley of France, and the medieval canals of Belgium — each place has found its way into her palette and her vision. Her landscapes are not mere records of what she has seen, but emotional documents of how a place feels.

Now based in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, just south of Barcelona, Nina has established Galería Mil Colores Nina — an intimate art space and working studio dedicated to the celebration of original painting. The gallery opened in 2026 as both a venue for her own work and a platform for emerging and established artists in the Catalan region.

Artist Statement

"I paint because the world demands to be seen — truly seen, not just observed. My work begins with observation, but it arrives somewhere deeper: in the texture of emotions, the architecture of light, the stories that faces and forests and seascapes carry within them."

"I am drawn to colour above all else — to its power to shift mood, to communicate what language cannot. Whether rendering the gentle reflection of a Belgian canal or conjuring a mythical creature from imagination, I seek that quality of arrested attention — the moment when a viewer stops and says: yes, this is true."

— Nina Dennison

Artist Statement

Training & Study

Formal Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Comprehensive academic study in drawing, composition, colour theory, and the classical Western painting tradition. Foundation in oil painting techniques with a focus on realism and expressive brushwork.

Advanced Study

Masterclasses & Workshops

Intensive study with established artists across North America. Specialisation in portraiture, landscape painting, and the direct observation method in plein air and studio settings.

Continuing Practice

International Study & Travel

Ongoing artistic development through travel and study in Mexico, Chile, France, Belgium, and Spain — drawing directly from the environments she paints and engaging with the local artistic communities.

Professional Background

Practice & Studio

Practicing Painter · 30+ Years

Working primarily in oil and acrylic on canvas, Nina has maintained a committed studio practice across three decades, producing an extensive body of work that spans six distinct subject categories.

Teaching Artist

Instructor in oil painting, drawing, and colour theory. Nina has guided students from beginner to advanced levels, sharing her deep knowledge of classical technique and expressive painting.

Gallery Director — Galería Mil Colores Nina

Founder and director of a new gallery space in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, curating exhibitions of her own work and that of invited guest artists in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Commission Work

Available for private portrait commissions, landscape commissions, and bespoke works for residential and corporate collections. Contact Nina to discuss your project.

30+

Years Painting

6

Countries Shown

6

Series & Themes

2

Continents