The Art of Travel Exhibition
The show contains over 20 Cheshire artworks
The Art of Travel Exhibition
Nuneaton Museum & Gallery
12th July 2025 – 20th September 2025
Nicky Thompson’s retrospective show ‘The Art of Travel’ opens at Nuneaton Museum & Gallery on 12th July 2025 and runs until 20th September 2025.
The show will feature over 40 contemporary travel posters that evoke the golden age of travel. These artworks span projects for a diverse range of clients including London Zoo;
The National Piers Society; Chester Zoo; Cheshire Life; The Wildlife Trust; The Fylde Coast; Chester Races and various rail companies across the UK.
Nicky said:
I am delighted to be exhibiting at the Nuneaton Museum and Gallery; it’s a lovely space and a wonderful opportunity to take a little step back and see the artworks in a slightly wider context.
Catherine Nisbet said:
We are delighted to have Nicky’s fabulous work in our gallery, and we are particularly pleased that the show coincides with the Railway 200 celebrations this year.
** About the Artist
Nicky Thompson was born in Sheffield in 1970. And grew up in the Cheshire town of Ellesmere Port.
He is a graphic designer, illustrator, lecturer and occasional fine artist, and since 1994 he has owned and managed boutique design studio Lemondrop Creative in the Northwest of England.
He has an MA from the Liverpool School of Art and is visiting lecturer at the University of Chester.
He has worked for an array of clients including: Premier League football clubs (Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City), Longines Watches, The FA, Virgin, Cheshire East Council, CrossCountry Trains, Arriva Trains, Marketing Cheshire, the NHS, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Flintshire County Council, Matrix Networks, London Northwestern Railway, Tatton Park, The National Piers Society, London Zoo, Chester Zoo, and an array of SMEs.
In 2017 his 1930s inspired rail posters for the Marvellous Days Out campaign achieved international success. BBC coverage of this project can be viewed here.
In 2018 he designed and illustrated the book 'Discover Amazing Women by Rail' which attracted national coverage.
In November 2019 his first solo show ‘Made in Chester’ was launched at the Chester Grosvenor Museum.
In October 2020 he launched his ‘Gallery in the Gardens’ at Tatton Park, becoming the first artist since Quentin Blake to exhibit here. The exhibition featured 12 new wildlife artworks celebrating Cheshire’s wonderful wildlife.
In August 2021 he exhibited 18 artworks at Chester Cathedral as part of the Pete Waterman ‘Making Tracks’ event, attracting over 40,000 visitors.
February 2022 saw Nicky’s ‘Shifting Sands’ exhibition displayed in the grounds of Lytham Hall in Lancashire. These 12 new artworks celebrate the beauty of the Fylde Coast. The artworks are also being displayed on station platforms across the region. The project is in association with Fylde Council and Community Rail Lancashire. The show was originally planned for 3 months, but due to its popularity ran for over a year.
2023 sees the launch of a collaboration with the National Piers Society to celebrate the ‘Year of the Pier’. Nicky has illustrated 12 brand new artworks that promote the great British pier. The project attracted national interest and has featured in many of the Life Magazines and the This England periodical.
In 2024 Nicky filmed a documentary for Channel 5 (Working Title ‘Charming Cheshire’) due for transmission in 2025. Nicky was filmed creating a brand-new artwork for Ellesmere Port (the town where he grew up).
Nicky's other interests are non-league football, the English Lake District, British social history, sitcoms and decent beer.