A student at the School of Drawing in her hometown, then a student of Gaetano Chierici, Nina Ferrari then moved to Venice, where she was a pupil of Luigi Nono. She later studied in Florence with Francesco Gioli, and perfected her etching technique with Celestino Celestini. She made her debut at the Prima Mostra dell’Incisione, held in Milan, with two works purchased for the Galleria del Castello Sforzesco. She participated with her engravings in many Italian and foreign exhibitions.