Nikki grew up in northeastern Alberta, Canada. After three years of formal education she led a home-based business in eastern Ontario, working freelance while her children were young. Volunteering at schools, she developed educational projects with themes of Art History, multiculturalism, and environmental issues.
Until moving to the United States in 2002, commissions for individuals and corporate clientele utilized a variety of media, styles and subjects. Working within limited budgets and deadlines for Interior Designers and their associates also extended her creative edge and revealed a capacity to improvise.
Reestablished in Texas, Nikki has produced an entirely new body of artwork, mostly paintings in acrylics. She was voted 2009 Artist of the Year by the Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST). While participating in juried competitions and exhibitions with other artists, the bulk of current subject matter has been of trees and forests toward a solo exhibition entitled Dancing With Trees, accompanied by its own website. Since premiering at The Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North Carolina during June 2009, it is scheduled for May and June, 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery.
Please direct emails to nikki_coulombe@hotmail.com
