Nicola Ellis lives and works in Manchester. Over a two year period, she collaborated with manufacturer Ritherdon & Co Ltd (UK) and robotics specialist Digiotouch (Estonia) as part of a Better Factory Knowledge Transfer Experiment (K.T.E). Ellis has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally including a solo presentation at the National Festival of Marking, Blackburn (2022); Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (2021); Atos Art of Manufacturing, Paris, Munich, Amsterdam, Milan, Vienna, Dallas, Liverpool and London (2022); Spazio35, Udine (2022), Workplace, London (2022); Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste (2021); Copperfield Gallery, London (2021).