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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Artist Resume
Nicole
Nitz
402 Blue Point Road Farmingville, Ny 11738
(631)806-6165
Education
Sachem High School East 2012 - Graduated with
Advanced Regents Diploma
Suffolk County Community College 2012-Present –
Visual Arts Major
Awards
2009 Principles Award for continued success in art
2011 Certificate of Participation in LI’s Best
Artists – Heckscher Museum of Art
2011 Certificate of Appreciation - Brookhaven Animal
Shelter (mural work)
2011 Certificate – Mill Pond House Gallery
2012 Certificate – Mill Pond House Gallery
2012 Baffa Certificate of Award
Group Exhibitions
2011 Mill Pond House Gallery
2011 The Joseph B. Taylor Memorial Gallery at Sachem
East HS
2012 Mill Pond House Gallery
2012 The Joseph B. Taylor Memorial Gallery at Sachem
East HS
Commissions
Portrait Drawing - $130
Portrait Drawing - $180
Portrait Drawing – In Progress
Murals
Brookhaven Animal Shelter Mural (art club)
Wall Mural for Sachem East HS (AP Art Final)
Collections
Private Collections
Artist Statement
I believe art acts as a
connection and disconnection to world around us. It can be used to identify
with the world we live in and the people we interact with, but it can also open
or expand our minds and transport us to other worlds. Art allows us to view the
world from different points of views and allows us the opportunity to express
ourselves, our values, and our beliefs. Art for me is a way of communication
and a route for escape.
I have been influenced and inspired by many different
kinds of artists. My favorite Photographers include Dorothea Lange, Richard
Avedon, and Linda McCartney. I love how Dorothea Lange and Linda McCartney
capture life in its most natural and intimate moments. Although Richard Avedon
is mostly known for his fashion photography, I really appreciate his candid and
portrait photography the most and how he is able to capture the character of
each individual. These photographers inspired me to have my art reflect life.
Other artists whose work I look at would be Vangoh, Monet, Berthe Morisot, Stuart
Sutcliffe, and Leonid Afremov. All of these artists use lots of color and
expressiveness in their paintings. My favorite out of all of them would
probably be Leonid Afremov. His paintings are done only with a palette knife
and oil paint and the colors and techniques he uses are absolutely beautiful. I
have also been influenced a lot by music. I love the music of the 1960’s and
the free and open minded ideologies it expressed. The most influential
musicians from that time for me would be The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Jimi
Hendrix to name a few. I feel like these musicians were very experimental and
creative during the height of their careers and their music really influenced
my beliefs and need to create and express myself.
In the future I would like to continue drawing, painting,
pottery, sculpture, photography, music, and anything new that I may come across
as a creative outlet. I hope to keep studying art in the future and definitely
have a career in art. Whether it is a career in Art Education Photography or
any other art based career, I will continue making art.
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