NICOLA Green is a portrait painter and some of her works are impactful, including projects on Barack Obama or Lady Diana.
Here’s everything you need to know about David Lammy’s famous wife.
Who is David Lammy’s wife Nicola Green?
Nicola Green is a British portrait painter, social historian and public speaker.
In 2012, Green followed Barack Obama’s presidential election campaign across America to create a piece he called “In Seven Days.”
It included a set of seven silkscreens depicting events such as his inauguration in Washington.
She was the first artist to portray a presidential campaign so closely in history.
According to The times She is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Russian Orthodox, and Anglican heritage, who explored atheism and other religions before returning to her Anglican faith.
Between 2008 and 2018, Green participated in meetings of religious leaders from around the world to create a play called “Encounters”.
She has made life-size portraits of leaders such as the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, Ali Gomaa and Jonathan Sacks.
Her website says: “Nicola Green has established an international reputation for her ambitious projects that change perceptions about identity and power; exploring themes of race, spirituality, gender and leadership.
“Nicola has a unique perspective, driven by her belief in the ability of visual image to communicate important human stories.
“She chooses to take on the role of ‘witness’ to important occasions that take place across the world and creates and preserves socio-cultural heritage for future generations.”
From January 16 to April 25, 2021, art lovers could sign up for a virtual viewing of his Unity exhibition at Zuleika Gallery.
I’m in love with my wife, but I’m also in love with her art.
David Lammy
She is also a co-founder and trustee of Sophia Point, an education and conservation charity working in Guyana.
How long have David Lammy and Nicola Green been married?
Green married Labor MP David Lammy in 2005.
They met at Harvard University, in the United States.
At the time, David Lammy was pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
He was the first black British person to study at Harvard.
David Lammy has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000.
He is also known for his work as a lawyer and advocate for social justice and equality.
After the July 2024 elections and Labor’s return to power, it will be possible for David Lammy to become Foreign Secretary.
However, Keir Starmer has not yet confirmed his new minister after being elected new prime minister in the general election.
On a Important profiles interview in 2020, Lammy said of Nicola: “I’m in love with my wife, but I’m also in love with her art.”
Do David Lammy and Nicola Green have children?
Green and Lammy have three children – two sons and a daughter.
For National Adoption Week in 2019, Lammy wrote in The metro: “The best thing my wife and I did, besides having our two sons, was adopting our beautiful daughter.cr
“Nothing compares to the happiness and meaning she gave to our lives.”
Green has said on numerous occasions that many of his works are inspired by his children’s mixed-race heritage.
Her website says: “Inspired by her own children of mixed heritage and multi-religious family, she creates and preserves religious, social and cultural heritage for future generations.”
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