I am soooo excited to share this news! My artwork is on the cover of Flair Magazine! This Spring/Summer 2014 issue is devoted to music, and I am thrilled that my Music Lovers’ series of artwork is featured! Julie LaFargue Giles interviewed me for the article and we talked about my artistic journey and how music inspires my artwork. If …
After receiving the FAA Artistic Merit “Tony” Award earlier this summer, I was contacted for an interview by Megan Mattingly-Arthur, writer for the Houston Chronicle. The full-page interview was published yesterday in Houston Chronicle’s “Faces in the Crowd” special feature. You can read the full article online here. The artwork featured at the top of the article is “Sweet Jenny …
I have some exciting news to share! I recently received the FAA Artistic Merit Award (fondly referred to as the FAA “Tony Award”) for my artwork and contributions to the arts community. Artist Nikki Smith, FAA Artistic Merit Award winner, 2013 (a.k.a. the “Tony” Award) This award recognizes artists in FineArtAmerica.com, an online artists community with 170,000+ artists and a growing …
My “Wee Planet” photography and digital artwork of historic downtown Bryan, Texas has been published in the September / October 2011 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine! I just received my copy in the mail this weekend. The great thing about my Wee Planet series is that any direction can be “up” as the planet is rotated — it’s just …