Bio
Nicole Neidhardt's Biography
Yá’át’ééh. Hello.
My name is Nicole Roessel Neidhardt. I am Diné (Navajo) of Kiiyaa'áanii clan on my mother’s side and a blend of European ancestry on my father’s side. My Diné family is from Round Rock, Arizona and I grew up in Santa Fe, NM on Tewa territory. I have my Master of Fine Arts from OCAD University in Toronto, ON and my Bachelor of Fine Arts and Business minor from the University of Victoria. My Diné identity is the heart of my artistic practice which encompasses Indigenous Futurisms, Diné Storytelling, and children’s book illustration. I work in a variety of media and contexts such as: illustration, mylar stencilling, installation, mural painting and design, hand-poke tattooing, and facilitating community-engaged art.
I was a co-founder of the Innovative Young Indigenous Leaders Symposium, alongside Gina Mowatt. More info on that can be found here: www.iyilsymposium.com
I am also a co-founder of Groundswell Climate Collective. More info can be found here: www.groundswellclimatecollective.com
I am repped by Jacqui Lipton at The Tobias Literary Agency - for all book illustration related work.
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