Niki Art Studio

The Ellen Art Show at The Terrell Moore Gallery LA

2012-01-25T15:33:00.000-05:00

Three more days left until The Ellen Art Show that is happening at The Terrell Moore Gallery in Los Angelas California. Poet and creator of WeMerge Talent Magazine Renda Writter his second birthday party in honor of Ellen DeGeneres with proceeds going to The Trevor Project - a non profit that Ellen Degeneres heavily supports and raises awareness about the anti-bullying cause. The Trevor

Good bye 2011-2012 ready or not...

2012-01-07T05:44:00.009-05:00

Last year has been an interesting year for me with lots going on. The year started off with a bang, I was invited to participate in 3 shows- then it turned into 6 shows as well as being juried into a group show at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art!. ..... It was an honor and pleasure as well as a lot of work getting new work together, prints, prep and

Last minute holiday deals

2011-12-23T00:13:00.003-05:00

Just in time for those last minute shoppers and in honor of a new online store I'm setting up:I know some of us has done their holiday shopping since last year's Black Friday or January first. For the rest of us waiting for the last minute either by choice or just waiting on that last check before the Holidays. I am offering one FREE print of your choosing (from 10 selected artworks). This is

A Heart for the Homeless

2011-11-11T12:39:00.004-05:00

Through my affiliation with a local church that I do occasional graphic design and photography work- Fort Lauderdale Church of God in Christ, I came to meet a great grass roots, local non profit - Love Thy Neighbor. What great about this group- they provide food, training, and counseling for the homeless. Not only feeding that takes care of a now need, but empowering them with a great skill

Niki Lopez + Soleplus.org + Sankofa's Child Inc

2011-09-22T14:24:00.006-04:00

September 11 2011, on a day where Americas has taken several ways to remember and pay homage to all the lives lost 10 years ago, a fellow resident artists of Sailboat Bend Artists Community - Nzingah Oniwosan - held a workshop for artists in the tri-county area (West Palm, Broward, and Dade) to paint Converse shoes for Sole Plus. Sole Plus is a non-profit organization that provides shoes for

Etsy Shop

2011-09-08T02:37:00.005-04:00

So I am finally taking the Etsy plunge and see if I can navigate my way through things, learn about the different communities, and how to successfully connect with new people as well as exposing some of my art to new audience. Click here to view the shop.Etsy, like so many other social media sites have its own culture, groups, ways to do things, how to connect, and gain exposure. I signed up

Creative Coffeehouse's Exhibit: Self Portrait Portraits by Florida Artists

2011-08-11T10:52:00.005-04:00

Come see which one of my pieces made it into this show. It is at the Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery. 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd. The exhibit runs August 10-17 2011. Reception night is Friday August 12 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Tickets are $10 and benefits the City of Sunrise Nonprofit. Its a tribute to Michael Jackson 'Man in the Mirror/Women in the Mirror'. Artists range from children to adult

Into the Rabbit Hole

2011-07-11T13:41:00.003-04:00

Its that time of the year again. As a resident member of Art Space's Sailboat bend Art Community, I take part when I can in producing a show. Since inception of our 'every third Saturday of the month is a new show' in 2008, we have had a different residents take turn putting together a art show/event. It not only gives us chance to explore and learn through trial and error, curatorial and

New artwork for Juneteenth Celebration-Olokun

2011-06-18T22:39:00.004-04:00

I was invited to be a part of an event honoring the Juneteenth Celebration produced by Project Witness a non profit organization. The event received a lot of press coverage and a radio spot on Hot105. Me being one of the four visual artists participating for the event, was asked to create a piece of artwork for the event to be used as a part of the fundraising efforts for Project Witness.Each

New Artwork at GAB Studios Wynwood Miami -Jan 22nd

2011-01-14T09:15:00.009-05:00

I have been following/fan/known Renda Writer since Myspace and his petition to get on the "Ellen Show" since 2007 so when I heard of his dedication show "The Ellen Art Show" I knew I had to get to the drawing board and get involved. Renda is so dedicated to not only his craft but local artists and WeMerge Magazine that its always a pleasure to work with him and be involved.There will be at

Nikiartstudio.com and Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale foundation.

2010-10-26T01:37:00.005-04:00

So finally its up! I have a work of art that was juried into a huge poster show and shown in south Florida and New York. "Still Beautiful" If you see the piece, you may agree there is no explanation needed. Recently, I have partnered with the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and made a commitment to give a portion of each sale as a donation. I have spent over 8

Some help!!!

2010-10-01T22:09:00.004-04:00

Burning the candle at both ends, trying to make ends meat, working on my art, raising a kid, surviving the economy, spreading myself too thin with helping other... my blog is suffering. I am still getting acclimated to the whole blog concept, while trying to update the few posts I have, and add pertinent content. I would love if someone would want to collaborate and or barter with me on getting

Niki Art Studio Events

2010-10-01T22:04:00.003-04:00

I will be adding my events, shows, places of interest, endorse, and affiliated in any way...

Why blog?

2010-09-13T15:04:00.002-04:00

What is the importance of blogging? For me, its about sharing, its about reflecting, its growing, its about measuring, nurturing, and enjoying . I love to meet real people and when they share their journey, and you see first hand, we all have the same or similar trials and tribulations. Its also a great way to reflect. Sometimes we get so caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle that we

Some updates and happenings...

2010-08-28T20:14:00.002-04:00

I am really trying to get in and organize my blogs, websites, work, and life in general. I have a few blogs, but haven't really been consistent with updating. Sometimes I get so caught up in try trying to make everything so perfect - I keep saying as a designer I should have this 'tricked out' blog with all the bells and whistles, and when I do, then i will get on the ball with putting updates.

2009-06-12T02:15:00.001-04:00

Okay, its been a minute, no that is an understatement, its been about a year since I posted this as my blog, and I have been really bad at keeping up. I am going to make a 'loose promise' to get back into what I intended to be updates about me, my work, art, etc, etc. I just realized I have 2 blogs, the other one is on WordPress about, if you care to check out. I am also on facebook (look me