Nika Špan (1967, Ljubljana) graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, pursuing a postgraduate degree in sculpture from the same academy and studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf as the recipient of a Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst scholarship. An independent visual artist, Špan works in various visual media, from installation art, video and performance to space and sound interventions. Her work has been shown at numerous exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. She is based in Düsseldorf and Ljubljana.