Nina Angelo OAM, was born in Athens, Greece, and migrated to Australia in 1949 with her parents. She is an artist specialising in textiles, and her community work and artistic explorations have led her on countless adventures across Australia, the Pacific Islands and Europe. She was artist in residence in Fiji (awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts); received a Governor of NSW Children's Week Award for her work in remote communities, an Edna Ryan feminist award (2017), two Australia Day Community Awards and in 2009 was awarded the Order Of Australia Medal (OAM) for her service to the Arts and the NSW Central Coast Community. She is widely considered a cultural activist, passionate about the creative spirit in us all, and capturing the stories of our culture in our times.