contact: nikki@nikkischiro.com
Let them Find an Effigy, They’ll Never Find Me Crossing Arts Gallery, Flushing (Chinatown), NY Curated by Maria Boobis 2012
COMMUNITY/WRITING/CURATING:
In addition to relentlessly making her own artwork, Nikki is very interested in the Healing and Collaborative aspects of Art. She is the Artist in Residence for Oncology/Hematology at Roosevelt Hospital, a residency of the Creative Center.
From Left: Heng Gil Han, Colin Mahar,
Julia Whitney Barnes, Nikki Schiro, Jason @ Collectivity closing panel discussion. Photo: Anna Lise Jensen
Nikki is an active member of the all-women contemporary artist collective tART. She is also a contributing writer for www.artcomments.com.
In 2009, Nikki began to curate exhibitions using primarily artwork from her artist community. She teamed up with Anna Lise Jensen to become “Seasonal Coalition”, based on mutual interest in mixing up public, private and functional aspects of exhibition spaces. Nikki has also partnered with Frederic Ozaneaux to create “Ozaneaux ArtSpace”, a space in the heart of the NY Gallery District, where she has been curating shows for artist peers, and housing the seasonal exhibitions of SummerSpace.
web design by nikki schiro
About: Bio, CV, Press, Info.
BIO:
Nikki Schiro is a native New York emerging artist. Her studies in art include an M.F.A. (2006) and B.F.A. (2002) from Hunter College, NY, as well as the Saturday Outreach Program (1997) at Cooper Union College for the Advancement of Fine Art.
Nikki Schiro has been actively exhibiting artwork internationally and nationally.
(Please see Nikki Schiro CV for details).
Acending the peak like Mt. Kilamonjaro...Nikki’s Highland
Solo Exhibition: Blue Roof Gallery, China 2010
Nikki has spent a notable amount of time in China over the last three years. In 2010, she was nominated for an Artist Residency in Chengdu, situated in a small artist community (Gao Di) nestled in a farming village called Gao Fan Dian. After a month in residence, Nikki was invited by the artist Zheng Ni to participate in a special exhibition "Whisper in the City: Contemporary Female Artists", at the Museum Women Children, Chengdu City, curated by re-C Art Space. By the end of her residency, Nikki Schiro became the first Foreigner to have a solo exhibition in Chengdu, taking place at the Blue Roof Gallery. (Lan di Hua Lan), “如同登上乞力马扎罗———Nikki的高地”, curated by artist He Gong (何工).
Intersection, Nova Art Coordinates Gallery, Beijing 2011
In 2011, Nikki took on The Red Gate Artist Residency (Fall-Winter) in Beijing. She was invited to self-curate an exhibition along with Chinese Artist Li XinHui in the 20,000 sq meter Art Gallery called Nova Art Coordinates.
Sichuan-Tibet, China 2012
She returned to China again May 2012, Sichuan Provence and Beijing, for studio visits, and traveling into the Sichuan-Tibetan regions, researching subject matter.
For up to date happenings and events:
Fusion, Biggs Museum of American Art, DE 2009
My work focuses on depicting a somewhat unconventional (most often) female heroine, who investigates relationships, suggestively testing socially constructed values, human behavior and is on the quest for self-discovery. I like to concentrate on subjects that aspire to “Be”, genuinely questioning the world and self. I balance that intensity with satirical work, often depictions of the bizarreness of contemporary culture. I work within the language of contemporary portraiture. I have developed a unique pastel painting methodology, also paint, draw, work in collage, digital media and collaborative projects.
