Nina Packer was born in Reading. In 2002 she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts from London Guildhall University. In 2014 she joined the John Howard Print Studio in Penryn. She lives and works on the Roseland peninsula. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout the UK and Europe.

She is represented by the New Gallery Portscatho.