Nikhi Aum

Nikhi Aum is a self taught American artist of East-Indian origin, currently living and working in Bombay, India. Born and raised in Bombay , she moved to Seattle, USA, after marriage, where she spent 15 years. “Art became my recourse in a bad marriage, and today it’s the very core of my existence’’. She finds her art practice the most authentic form of self-expression since it depicts her emotional and spiritual response to the world as abstract art done in oils and acrylics with an emphasis on vibrant colors and textures,
Nikhi’s works have received global recognition- from Governments of the City of Seattle, WA to The Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the U.N. She has exhibited internationally in prestigious shows and Ivy League colleges.

Nikhi studied at St. Xavier’s College and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from The University of Bombay. She was a flight attendant with an international airline that gave her the opportunity to interact with a myriad of cultures and visit museums and art galleries across the world. She is also a trained Yoga instructor.

**India Art Festival, Bangalore 19 December 2024-22 December 2024
**India Art Festival, New Delhi 14 November 2024 to 17 November 2024
**Group show “Red Heart “ at Art Entrance Gallery, Bombay from 5 March-11March 2024
**Group show “Then & Now” Dec 2023-Feb 2024
**Published the the International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) a NewYork based nonprofit in their 2023 anthology “Thorns, Tears &Treachery”
**Selected and featured on the cover of the ArtCan’s 2023 calendar. ArtCan is the prestigious nonprofit based in UK
**Awarded rising creator of the week by Facebook
Dec 13- Dec 20, 2022
** Featured in the December 2022 issue of Pepper- Pepper was awarded magazine of the year 2022 at the Texas Fashion Industry Awards
** Selected for “Reproductive Justice Is For Everyone!” International juried art show by Florida based nonprofit JAM humanities museum. Show opens August 15, 2022
**Selected for “Elevate” a juried Corporate Art Show at the London offices of Kroll at the Shard (Duff and Phelps) July 2022- February 2023
**Lacuna International Art Festival , juried, “Clash” Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain 4 July 2022 to 29 July 2022
**Featured in 2022 Spring issue of Art Up Mi - the Italy based art magazine
**Published in the 2022 Sp...