Born and raised in Atlanta, GA.
Lives and works in Ojai, CA



Nicola was born and raised in Atlanta; it’s a time and place that still inspires her gritty aesthetic today. She embraced art as a lifestyle when she moved to Los Angeles and surrounded herself with artists, working with them in various capacities before trying her hand at the creative process herself. Nicola draws upon her extensive background in design and color but also makes an effort to keep herself open to new ideas, experimenting with materials and techniques. In the studio, nothing matters but the creation unfolding in front of her; the results can feel serendipitous, unforeseen, opportune.

Nicola uses the urban landscape as her guide, finding beauty where others may see grime. Her art is a combination of her photographs, creating new stories, sometimes including stenciling, acrylics, reclaimed barn wood, reclaimed corrugated metal, as well as the occasional found object. All of her work is then applied onto a wood panel and finished off with several coats of clear resin.

Nicola currently lives in Ojai, CA.

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CV:

Showrooms & Galleries:
2012- present   Kevin Barry Fine Art -Santa Monica, CA/ San Francisco, CA/  Las Vegas, NV
2012- 2022     Designer Services Group
2012- 2016     Pal+ Smith
2012- present   Huff Gallery
2012- present   Artstudio 101

2012 - present  TKOart
2013- 2023     Art Design Resources
2014- 2016     Perrell Fine Art
2015- present   Artspace Warehouse

2016 - 2021    Carneal Simmons Contemporary

2016  present   Kelsey Michaels FIne Art
2021 - present  Big Bang Art

Shows:
4/2012- Mission Federal Artwalk -San Diego, CA
7/2012- Malibu Arts Festival -Malibu, CA
9/2012- Sausalito Arts Festival -Sausalito, CA
10/2012- Manhattan Beach Art Festival -Manhattan Beach, CA
10/2012- TKOart presents: Nicola -Los Angeles Brewery -Los Angeles, CA
1/2013- Southwest Arts Festival -Indio, CA
4/2013- Mission Federal Artwalk -San Diego, CA - Featured Artist
5/2013- Art in the Park -Ojai, CA
8/2013- San Diego Artwalk at NTC Station -San Diego, CA
10/2013- La Jolla Art & Wine Festival -La Jolla, CA
10/2013- Beverly Hills Art Show -Beverly Hills, CA
4/2013- Mission Federal Art Walk -San Diego, CA
5/2014- Art in the Park -Ojai, CA
6/2014- Gold Coast Art Festival -Chicago, IL
8/2014- Mission Federal Art Walk at NTC Station -San Diego. CA
8/2014- Port Clinton Art Festival -Highland Park, IL
4/2015- Fluidity in Ascending Scales- Artspace Warehouse-LA, CA- Featured Artist
8/2015- Ojai Art in the Park- Ojai, CA
9/2015- Sausalito Art Festival- Sausalito, CA
9/2015- Affordable Art Fair- Artspace Warehouse- New York, NY
11/2015- Affordable Art Fair- Artspace Warehouse- Singapore

3/2016- Spectrum Indian Wells- Nicola Collection- Indian Wells, CA

5/2016- Art in the Park- Ojai, CA

5/2017- Art in the Park- Ojai, CA

7/2017- Bellevue Fine Art Festival- Bellevue, WA

7/2018-8/2018- It Runs in the Family- Artspace Warehouse- Los Angeles, CA

8/2017- Sausalito Art Festival- Sausalito, CA

5/2018- Mission Federal Art Walk- San Diego, CA

8/2018- Sausalito Art Festival- Sausalito, CA

3/2019- The Other Art Fair- Los Angeles, CA

7/2019- Bellevue Fine Art Festival- Bellevue, WA

8/2019- Sausalito Art Festival- Sausalito, CA

6/2021- The Other Art Fair- Los Angeles, CA

7/2021- Bend Summer Festival- Bend, OR

9/2021- San Diego Festival of the Arts- San Diego, CA

4/2022- Big Bang Art presents: group show @ Brewery Artwalk

11/2022- Big Bang Art presents: Nicola Katsikis, solo show @ Brewery Artwalk

11/2022- Artspace Warehouse- Freestyle Iconography Group Show- LA, CA

4/2023- Big Bang Art presents: Nicola Katsikis, solo show @ Brewery Artwalk

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