


About:
Nigel Ip is a freelance critic and art historian based in London, UK. A regular contributor to Trois Crayons and FLO London, his reviews have also featured in Print Quarterly, ars longa, Museum Bookstore, and SAVANT Art Magazine. His writings fuse academic breadth with simple language, always with the aim of making art history accessible to all.
As a specialist in Italian Renaissance art and works on paper, Nigel’s previous work has included cataloguing collections at the National Maritime Museum and Fusilier Museum London, client services in museums and commercial galleries, assisting exhibition projects, and delivering talks to diverse audiences.
He runs the Instagram account @nigelip, reviewing exhibitions, art fairs, and cultural events in London and abroad. He has collaborated with brands like Classic Art London, Own Art, and BRUSHWRK.
Current Affiliation:
Print Quarterly
Peer-reviewed journal dedicated to printmaking, past and present

Selected Writings:
Seurat and the Sea
FLO London, March 2026
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504
Trois Crayons, December 2024
Michelangelo: The Last Decades
Trois Crayons, June 2024
Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
Trois Crayons, January 2024
Evelyn de Morgan: Gold Drawings
Trois Crayons, October 2023
The Director’s Choice: National Gallery, London
ars longa, June 2021
Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters
Museum Bookstore
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer
Museum Bookstore
Talks:
Quirkiness and the Printed Image
The Brown Collection, 24 February 2026
University Dissertations:
Masterful Recycling: Re-use and Reversal in Raphael
Courtauld Institute of Art
Selfies and Self-Portraiture
University of Kent
Cited in:
Mystery Portrait May Be a Raphael, Artificial Intelligence Suggests
Scientific American
Contact:
Nigel is always available for paid opportunities, e.g. mentoring, writing, collaborations, talks, etc.
For a full range of services, see here.
If you want to have a chat, please don’t hesitate to reach out.








