Nikia Kigler - Visual Artist
“I don’t want people to lose interest or bore anyone. My mixed media pieces
have layers of information. I give my portraits their own presence, capturing
the essence of each person. When people return to my art I hope that they
learn more during the second viewing. Everything about the human being
inspires me. Real life has always been more interesting. There are hidden
complexities in the art that can be similar to getting to know a person."
-Nikia M Kigler
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Nikia Kigler received her BFA and a double concentration in Photography & Printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), attended The AICAD New York Studio Program, and studied at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Jamaica. She found her passion for teaching in nontraditional spaces, encouraging healing through the arts, inspiring her prison nonprofit project ART Inside/Out. Nikia's mixed media art brings awareness to social issues that need to be amplified. Her work has been seen at The Institute for Integrative Health, The Peale Center, The Galerie Myrtis, The Maryland State Arts Council, Johns Hopkins University, & Georgetown University.