Nisha Abey is an Australian textile print designer and artist running Abey Print Studio, an independent practice based between Brisbane and Byron Bay. With over 15 years of experience in design, production, and fabric roles across London and Australia, she specializes in hand-painted and hand-drawn artwork for fashion and homeware brands.








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Nisha Abey is an Australian textile print designer and artist running Abey Print Studio, an independent practice based between Brisbane and Byron Bay. With over 15 years of experience in design, production, and fabric roles across London and Australia, she specializes in hand-painted and hand-drawn artwork for fashion and homeware brands. The studio offers bespoke commissions, collaborative print development, and quarterly seasonal print showings for trade buyers.
Abey's visual signature is expressive, painterly, and feminine. Selected portfolio images show a range spanning lush botanical and floral arrangements to more structured all-over repeat constructions - all executed with visible brushwork and warm, saturated colour. Influences include vintage design, traditional art techniques, heritage motifs, and her multicultural English-Caribbean-Sri Lankan background. The consistent thread is handcrafted warmth: even digitally finished work retains an organic, hand-originated quality.
Specializes in watercolour and acrylic hand painting, pencil and ink drawing, and digital/Procreate production. Medium selection is determined by brief requirements. Works with multiple colourways and builds seamless repeat constructions.
Fashion (womenswear) and homewares are the primary sectors. Documented client: OLI & KUBO (complex hand-drawn and painted prints, multiple projects). Studio also serves personal commission clients and supports in-house design teams. Quarterly print showings available to trade buyers in Australia and London, with virtual options year-round.
Originally from London, with Sri Lankan, Trinidadian, and English heritage. Spent approximately 19 years in design, production, and fabric roles across London and Australia. Founded Abey Print Studio to centre her practice on pattern, colour, trend, and art. Relocated to Byron Bay and Brisbane, Australia.
Selected portfolio images confirm a botanical and floral-led practice with strong painterly execution - arrangements appear as loose, expressive all-over repeat constructions rather than tight engineered layouts. Additional portfolio selections show coordinating pattern ranges, suggesting a multi-piece collection approach. Print categories extend to chintz, paisley, ethnic motifs, scarf prints, patchwork, and conversationals. Heritage and vintage references are evident in the decorative density and palette warmth across the portfolio set.













Nisha Abey is an Australian textile print designer and artist running Abey Print Studio, an independent practice based between Brisbane and Byron Bay.
Style and Aesthetic Abey's visual signature is expressive, painterly, and feminine. Selected portfolio images show a range spanning lush botanical and floral arrangements to more structured all-over repeat constructions - all executed with visible brushwork and warm, saturated colour.
Pattern Focus Selected portfolio images confirm a botanical and floral-led practice with strong painterly execution - arrangements appear as loose, expressive all-over repeat constructions rather than tight engineered layouts.
Markets and Clients Fashion (womenswear) and homewares are the primary sectors. Documented client: OLI & KUBO (complex hand-drawn and painted prints, multiple projects). Studio also serves personal commission clients and supports in-house design teams.
Techniques and Tools Specializes in watercolour and acrylic hand painting, pencil and ink drawing, and digital/Procreate production. Medium selection is determined by brief requirements. Works with multiple colourways and builds seamless repeat constructions.
Use the contact links on this profile to reach Nisha Abey directly about your brief, timeline and budget.
Career Path Originally from London, with Sri Lankan, Trinidadian, and English heritage. Spent approximately 19 years in design, production, and fabric roles across London and Australia. Founded Abey Print Studio to centre her practice on pattern, colour, trend, and art. Relocated to Byron Bay and Brisbane, Australia.
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