Skills and Training
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe AfterEffects
Adobe Dimension
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
Copy editing
Copy writing
Drawing
HTML and CSS
Keynote
MailChimp
Marketing Cloud
Painting
Powerpoint
Photography
Photography editing
Press checks
Procreate
Screen printing
Script writing
Sewing
Spatial / Metaverse
Textile design
Video storyboarding
About
Hello! Nice to meet you. I'm Nicki: a Graphic designer, author, and artist.
I’m intuitive, creative, and value uniqueness and authenticity. I’m insatiably curious and listen to more podcasts than anyone you know. I’m a dog lover, an outdoors lover, a people lover, and thrive at the intersection of art and science.
I have ten years of experience in the graphic design profession. I'm skilled in all things print and web design, including HTML and some motion design. I maintain a healthy appetite of adding to my skillset, whether in graphic design, photography, textile design, or learning new applications and technologies in my fields of interest.
Beyond my love of visual art and design, I’m an avid writer and I published my first book in May of 2021 with the help of New Degrees press.
Download my resume here.
Education
New England College
Institute of art and design | Manchester, NH | July 2022-April 2023
Masters of Fine Arts
(former candidate) Concentration in drawing and painting
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida | Aug 2008-May 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Concentration in graphic design and digital media
Work history
Ernst & Young LLP.
Curl magazine
National Geographic Society
Merrion and Smith
US Embassy of the Philippines
The American Petroleum Institute
Team Velocity Marketing
The Hamilton Collection
ABC Window Cleaning Supply
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Folio Weekly, Jacksonville
and more.
Additional education and training
Intro to Risograph Printing
with Outlet Studios, July 19, 2023.
Abstract Landscape Painting
with Amanda Hawkins, (5 days), August 2021.
Animation Bootcamp
with School of Motion, (8 weeks), November 2020.
Seeing Abstractly: Drawing into Painting
with Washington Studio School, (2 months), November 2018.
EXHIBITIONS and Guest speaking
Exhibiting artist | Portland Zine Symposium
Portland, OR | October 28, 2023
Exhibiting artist | The Factory on Willow
Manchester, NW | June-August 2023
Guest Speaker | Business of Graphic Design
University of North Florida | April 15, 2021
Guest Speaker | Rebel White Coat Podcast
Spotify | December 2, 2020
Live Reading | Inner Loop
Zoom/Remote | November 24, 2020
Exhibiting artist | DC Zinefest
Art Enables | Washington, DC | July 20, 2019
Exhibiting artist
The Cheshire | Washington, DC | June 27, 2019
Exhibiting artist | UMBRELLA
No Kings Collective | Washington, DC | April 12, 2019
Live Reading | Lowercase
Petworth Citizen | Washington, DC | March 6, 2019
Live Reading | Writers & Words
Charmington’s | Baltimore, MD | December 11, 2018
Writing Retreat | Writers & Words
Cacapon State Park, MD | December 6-9 2018
Exhibiting artist | DCAC Wallmountables
Washington, DC | June 29-August 10, 2018
Live Reading | Inner Loop | Colony Club
Washington, DC | May 16, 2018
Exhibiting artist | Inner Loop
Third Floor | Washington, DC | April 17, 2018
Exhibiting artist | Neon Cat
Lemon Collective | Washington, DC | March 16, 2018
Live Reading | Art Between Us
Potter’s House | February 23, 2018