About Jennifer P Nikitin

My art is an exploration of resilience, identity, and the quiet strength found in the natural world. Working across painting, sculpture, and mixed media, I layer acrylic, textiles, and found materials to create textured, emotive pieces that blur the line between abstraction and figuration.

Growing up in Toronto, I am deeply influenced by the city’s contrasts—its urban energy and hidden pockets of wilderness, its diversity and its tensions. My work often draws from personal and collective narratives, touching on themes of memory, transformation, and the feminism. The tactile nature of my process—whether through brushstrokes, stitching, or assembling salvaged wood and metal—reflects a desire to connect with raw, organic forms amid an increasingly digital world. While living in rural Nova Scotia, I carry with me an enduring reverence for the land, which surfaces in my compositions through earthy palettes and references to natural cycles.

At its core, my work is about presence—the weight of history, the fragility of the moment, and the quiet act of endurance. I seek to create spaces where viewers can pause, reflect, and rediscover their own stories within the textures of the piece. Art, for me, is both a sanctuary and a call to attention—a way to translate the unspoken into something tangible, resonant, and alive.

Arts and cultural training and learning

1989-1991 Graphic Design | George Brown | Toronto

1991-1993 Interior Design | International Academy of Design | Toronto

1995 Decorative Painting | Paint techniques | Shari Lee Hollis | Toronto

2002 Poetry | Poetry | Wakefield Brewster | Toronto

1999-2004 Sculpting | Clay | Bruce Brown | Toronto

2005-2007 Yarn Creation | shearing/carding/spinning | P. Burrell

2008-2019 Set Painting | Decorative and FX | IATSE 873

2009-2016 Archeology/sociology | Athabasca University | Degree Program

2022 Metal work | welding/heating/bending | Wyn Quercia, Farrier

Artistic and cultural work presented to the public

Gallery Shows

2011 | Tanked | Tango Palace | Toronto On. | Solo

2013 | Holiday Group Show | Gerrard Art Space | Toronto On. | Group

2014 | Holiday Group Show | Gerrard Art Space | Toronto On. | Group

2015 | Print it | Tango Palace | Toronto On. | Solo

2016 | No Show | Gladstone Hotel | Toronto On. | Juried

2017 | Dirty and Smiling | Gerrard Art Space | Toronto On. | Solo

2018 | Intersections. 4 painters from the 6 | Twist Gallery | Toronto On. | Group

2019 | At Home | Misfit Cowgirls Ranch | Plantagenet On. | Curated

Worked Commissioned

2005-2008 | Halifax Art Gallery Boutique | Halifax N.S.

2009 | Yarmouth Art Gallery Boutique | Yarmouth N.S

2005-2012 | Flight of Fancy | Bear River N.S.

2005-2009 | Mooring Gallery | Mahone Bay N.S

About Jennifer P Nikitin

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