Nikki Painter

Climb (Dream)

Model wood, gouache, acrylic, foam core, straight pins, mirror

About the artist

Nikki Painter

American

Nikki Painter is a Virginia artist inspired by the natural world. She has had solo shows at Shockoe Artspace, COOP Gallery, Purdue University's Rueff Gallery, and Twelve21 Gallery. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including shows at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and at the Daegu Arts Center in South Korea.

Painter has attended residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, the Maitland Arts and History Museum, the Jentel Foundation, and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. Her work is part of private and public collections including the collection of Capital One in Richmond, Virginia, and the permanent collection of the Katzen Museum in Washington, DC, and she was recently awarded a Fellowship for Works on Paper by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.