Artist Profile

“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for”. ~ Georgia O’Keeffe

 Artist Statement

From a young age, my creative streak drew upon images of nature and culture in my surroundings as an inspiration for my art. Working primarily in acrylic and watercolor, my subject matters and compositions are a journey of warmth, color and culture. They seek to show my expression of a universal spirit and beauty in the world around us.

Bio 

Nia Andino is a visual artist, writer and print designer originally from New York and currently resides in New Jersey. As an art major at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, it is here that Nia was exposed to different forms of art and began to develop a stronger sense of her own personal style. She continued to pursue a career in the arts and attended Parsons School of Design where she received a BFA in Interior Design. Upon graduating from Parsons, Nia contributed her talent as a scenic artist and production assistant to a variety of film and theater productions. Nia has also studied at The Art Student’s League, The Finishing School and the Fashion Institute of Technology with courses ranging from printmaking to creating designer wall finishes and utilizing computer aided design in her prints. Over the past few years Nia has exhibited at Rebelution Ink, Rio II Gallery, Abrazo Interno Gallery, The Brecht Forum, Aeon Logic Gallery, Center City Galleries, The Alchemist Lounge and the Port Authority Terminal in New York City . She also assisted in facilitating a mural workshop at South Bronx High School and partnered in a mural project in Corona, Queens. Nia is currently in the process of writing and illustrating her first children’s book.

Design Experience

Doryn Wallach Design Design Assistant

Kim Seybert Design & Production Assistant

Cannon Design Materials Resource Manager

Competitions and Shows

International Women’s Day Art Exhibition 2012 Rio II Gallery, NY

I’m Just Saying Live Poetry & Art Showcase 2011 Port Authority Bus Terminal, NY

I’m Just Saying Art Show and Open Mic 2011 Alchemist Lounge , NY

Afro-Latino American Crossroads 2011 Abrazo Interno Gallery, NY

Black August Art Exhibit 2010 The Brecht Forum, NY

Latin Visions: Emerging Latino Artists Exhibition 2010 Center City Galleries, NJ

Visions of the Soul~Visiones del Alma Present The Tower of Babel 2010 Aeon Logic Gallery, NY

Caribbean People’s Flag 2006 Finalist

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology Textile and Surface Design 2005-2007

The Finishing School Designer Wall Finishes 2003

Parsons School of Design BFA Interior Design 2002

The Art Student’s League Printmaking 1996

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts Fine Arts 1997

Films

Distress Distress Films LLC 2002 Scenic Production Assistant

Just Another Story Roxbury Pictures 2002 Scenic Artist

Theater

Twelfth Night Shakespeare in the Park 2002 Scenic Production Assistant

What is to be Dead Castillo Theater 2002 Scenic Artist

Sessions with Jesus Castillo Theater 2001 Scenic Artist

The Big Stew Magic Bridge Theater Company 2001 Scenic Production Assistant