Nichole Washington
Medium: Mixed Media Studio Location: Artist Studios at 43-01 22nd Street - Studio# 214 43-01 22nd Street Email: nw@nicholewashington.com Website:: www.nicholewashington.com Artist Bio: Nichole Washington is a visual artist based in NYC. In 2016 she graduated from School of Visual Arts where she earned a masters degree in digital photography. She was the 2016 recipient of the SVA MPSDP thesis scholarship award and in 2017 she received the Enfoco Photography fellowship award. Nichole's work is featured in the inaugural issue of MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. She has exhibited work in galleries around the United States including the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Nichole has led workshops at Lower East Side Girls Club, Vibe Theatre and 29Rooms. Artist Statement: Nichole Washington's work is an exploration of feminine strength, identity and spirituality. She creates super-heroine characters that exist in an imagined space filled with her unique symbols. These symbols are used as a secret form of communication as well as protection. She takes influence from personal challenges, dreams and meditations and brings these narratives into her imagined world in order to heal. Using photography and paint allows her to blend real life and fantasy. Her symbols layered with expressive brush strokes create a multidimensional space that gives room for nuance and transformation. She hopes to persuade viewers to look beyond the surface and have an introspective experience. All images and text copyright Nichole Washington