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One overlooked artist.
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The Turning Point

Once in a lifetime.190 chances to own it.

For more than sixty years, Nick Fraser created largely outside public view.

He worked for more than three decades at Tate & Lyle while quietly developing an extraordinary body of paintings and drawings.

Since his death, we have been working to bring that hidden creative life into public view through exhibitions, film, research and the preservation of his archive.

We recently applied for a National Lottery Heritage grant, to support and help professionally preserve and share the archive.

The application was unsuccessful.

For a moment, it felt as though the road ahead had disappeared.

Then I remembered how Nick lived.

He created without funding. Without representation. Without waiting for permission.

So I am continuing too.

There are now 190 signed and numbered editions remaining from Chapter II. 95 of each work.

If those editions find their collectors, the income can directly support the continued preservation, research, film development and future public presentation of the Nick Fraser Archive.

Maybe the next chapter doesn’t begin with a grant.
Maybe it begins with us.

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First Milestone

The First 50 Collectors

The first milestone is simple: find 50 people who believe this story deserves to continue.

Fifty collected editions would provide meaningful independent funding towards the next stage of the archive, including research, documentation, film development and future public presentation.

The first 50 remaining single editions are available at £199.

After this milestone is reached, pricing may increase as the remaining edition becomes smaller.

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The Two Editions

Two works. Ninety-five of each.

Edition One · Chapter II

Tribal Goddess

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The Story Behind the Work

Tribal Goddess (1996) centres on a powerful female figure emerging from a dense, rhythmic field of colour, line and organic forms. Her body is constructed through layers of looping, interwoven marks in green, red, yellow and blue, giving the figure an almost energetic quality rather than a fixed physical form.

The composition appears constantly in motion. Human features merge with abstract shapes, repeated circular forms and surrounding patterns, making it difficult to determine where the figure ends and her environment begins. Her elongated face and prominent eye give her a commanding, mask-like presence, while the intricate network of lines across the body suggests veins, energy, memory or an internal landscape made visible.

There is something simultaneously ancient and otherworldly about the figure. She appears less as a conventional portrait than as an archetype — part human, part spirit, part imagined deity.

Created in 1996, the work reflects Nick Fraser's fascination with the human form as a vessel for something more complex: identity, sexuality, spirituality and consciousness. Tribal Goddess presents the body not as static or easily defined, but as something continually shaped by forces both within and beyond itself.

Edition Two · Chapter II

Universal Soul of Stars

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The Story Behind the Work

Universal Soul of Stars (1996) is centred on a solitary human-like figure suspended within a dense field of stars. The figure is formed through energetic, looping lines that create an almost skeletal or illuminated presence, while the surrounding darkness is filled with hundreds of points of colour and light.

The same constellation-like pattern continues within the body itself, blurring the distinction between the figure and the space around it. Rather than appearing solid or contained, the body seems porous — as though the individual is simultaneously human, celestial and part of something much larger.

The face is particularly striking: wide eyes and an open mouth give it a mask-like, uncertain expression that can be read as wonder, fear, awakening or transcendence. Nick often allowed ambiguity to remain within his imagery rather than offering a fixed narrative, and the figure here seems to occupy an unresolved state between physical presence and something less tangible.

Created in 1996, the work reflects Nick Fraser's enduring interest in the human condition, spirituality and our relationship to the unknown. Its title, Universal Soul of Stars, suggests a connection between individual existence and a wider, perhaps infinite, consciousness.

The Complete Pairing

The Collector Pair

Two editions. Two certificates. One chapter of the archive.

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Collectors can acquire both Chapter II editions together — the complete Chapter II collector pairing, each signed, numbered and certificated.

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Nick's Story

Who was Nick Fraser?

Nick Fraser was an East London artist whose remarkable creative life existed almost entirely outside the established art world.

Born in Stratford, Nick spent more than three decades working at Tate & Lyle. Away from work, he quietly created hundreds of paintings and drawings over many years.

His work explored spirituality, mythology, masculinity, identity, ritual and the human condition.

He was self-taught. He worked with the materials available to him. He did not build a conventional art career. Much of the work remained unseen during his lifetime.

Since his death, that story has slowly begun to come into the light.

Watch the story behind the work

The films, photographs and oral memories surrounding Nick's life form an important part of the wider archive. They allow audiences to understand not only what he created, but the life from which the work emerged.

What Your Purchase Supports

Your purchase does more than put a print on a wall.

Preserve

Support the long-term care and organisation of the Nick Fraser Archive.

Research

Continue investigating Nick’s life, artistic practice, East London history and wider cultural context.

Document

Support professional photography, cataloguing and recording of the artworks.

Film

Help continue the development and preservation of documentary material surrounding Nick’s story.

Exhibit

Help create future opportunities for public exhibitions, screenings and cultural events.

Help ensure Nick’s story remains accessible to future audiences, researchers and communities.

Every purchase directly contributes to the continued preservation, research and public presentation of the Nick Fraser Archive.

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Independent Recognition

Recognised across art, heritage & culture

Independent professionals are beginning to recognise different aspects of the archive's artistic, heritage and research significance.

“It is the only substantial collection of an almost completely unknown, yet significant artist, that I know of in this country.”

John Maizels

Founder & Editor, Raw Vision

“Nick's paintings — with their urgency and spirituality — are every bit as significant as a document of a life and a worldview as anything produced within the mainstream.”

Kate Davey

PhD · Curator, Researcher & Writer

“This work needs to be preserved, archived and made available for research, to open discussions, to shed light onto art that often goes unseen due to societal constructs and barriers and to simply enjoy looking at these extraordinary paintings.”

Sarah Sparkes

Artist, Independent Curator & Lecturer, University of the Arts London

“The archive preserves an important narrative about hidden creativity, self-taught artistic practice, working-class lives, mental wellbeing, spirituality and the importance of safeguarding overlooked voices within Britain's cultural heritage. It has the potential to become an enduring resource for exhibitions, education, research and future generations interested in British social, artistic and cultural history.”

Newham Heritage

“Nick Fraser's work represents more than just a collection of artworks, it speaks of local history, working-class roots, and the communities that make up the diverse population of East London.”

Carol Maund

Director, BEAF Arts / Recreate Dorset Trust

An Evolving Record

From the Archive

Discoveries, documents, film stills and stories — added as the research continues. The archive is alive.

From the Archive / 001

The first Raw Vision mention, 1996

Nick Fraser was first mentioned in an early edition of Raw Vision magazine in 1996 — nearly three decades before his first major public exhibition. The magazine's founder, John Maizels, had been struck by the spiritual power of the large-scale works.

From the Archive / 002

A full expansive collection of work, secured

After Nick's passing in 2023, Mark and Marcus O'Shaughnessy secured a full and expansive collection of his work — described by Raw Vision's John Maizels as the only substantial collection of its kind he knows of in this country.

Chapter II · Shoreditch Arts Club · 2026

For one night, work that had spent decades hidden looked like this.

Original paintings, documentary film, archival material and immersive presentation. The 190 limited editions were released from this exhibition — 95 of each work, signed and numbered.