A photo of Nikki taken in their studio with a fish eye lens.

Hi! I’m Nikki (she/they)

I have been making art for as long as I can remember. From scribbling with markers and crayons, to painting, to pottery, to knitting; from photography, to digital art, to DJing, to embroidery — I’ve always expressed myself in a variety of ways.

I am queer and disabled, and my identity and life experiences greatly impact my art, including what I choose to create and how I do so. As of late, I primarily work with watercolour paint, but I also enjoy using gouache, ink, and coloured pencils. I like to create slowly, making time to enjoy the process.

I am also a naturalist, and recent graduate of the Ontario Master Naturalist program. I believe that we all have a responsibility to learn more about the world around us, through observation and study. This is imperative in our journey to rebuild our relationship with the Earth, which many of us have become so disconnected from.

I am inspired by the small moments that make up our day-to-day lives; by nature (which we, as humans, are not separate from); and by the magic that is conjured when we all take care of each other. My aim is to share the way I see the world – the beauty, softness, and interconnectedness of it all.

I gratefully live on the land that is known today as Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, situated along the Grand River. This beautiful river is known to the Kanien’kehake (Mohawk) as O:se Kenhionhata:tie, meaning “Willow River” or “the place where the willows are” – named for the willow trees of the river’s watershed. Kitchener is located within the Haldimand Treaty and the Simcoe Patent, and is the traditional territory of the Chonnonton/Attiwonderonk (Neutral), Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Today, this land is home to many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. {To learn more about the land you live on, I recommend exploring Native-Land.ca & Whose.Land.}

I do not, have not, and will not use any form of artificial intelligence (including generative AI, “GenAI”) in my creative practice.
A sketchbook page, filled with small gouache paintings. These include a sleeping fawn (baby deer), some green ferns, a moose calf, some brown and white Mycena haematopus mushrooms, and a dark silhouette of a tree with no leaves. In the top left corner of the page there are two rectangle paint swatches of two different mixtures of burnt sienna (brown) and ultramarine deep (blue) paint.
A sketchbook page, with a small crescent moon in the center. The moon appears in the negative space of a dark grey-blue sky. There is a hazy cloud covering the right side of the page.

Exhibits

2025        Queer in KW: Art Showcase

Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener, ON

An exhibit featuring art created by 2SLGBTQIA+ artists residing in or with a connection to Waterloo Region.

 

2025        Guelph Pride: Art Show

10C, Guelph, ON

An exhibit highlighting the diverse voices and visions within the 2LGBTQIA+ community through all types of art forms.