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San Francisco based Artist specializing in large abstract painting.

Nikki Vismara is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received her Master’s Degree in Paleolithic Art from the Université Lumière in Lyon, France. She lived in France for nearly a decade and taught Art History at the university level. In addition to painting and exhibiting overseas, Vismara traveled extensively and did humanitarian work helping children access education in West Africa. She returned to her native California in 2013 and has been working as a full-time artist since 2017.

Vismara maintains a studio nearby at Hunter's Point Shipyard Artist Studios. She has been a featured artist at Saks Fifth Avenue, profiled in Luxe Magazine, and currently serves on the Advisory Board for The Asylum Project, Artspan’s Open Studio Committee, and volunteer teaches art to at-risk youth every summer with ArtSeed. She exhibits regularly in galleries across the United States. Her work can be found in private collections in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

B.A. Visual & Critical Studies, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois

M.A. Art History (Paleolithic Studies), l’Université Lumière Lyon; Lyon, France

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020     Into the Interval: Nikki Vismara & Kym Des Los Reyes – Barba Contemporary Art; Palm Springs

2018     Nikki Vismara – Gallery 1317; San Francisco

2018     Kat Greene & Nikki Vismara – Barba Contemporary Art; Palm Springs

2017     Nikki Vismara & Gerald Arrington – Slate Art Consulting at Oakland City Center; Oakland

2017     Nikki Vismara – The San Francisco Zen Center; San Francisco

2015     Nikki Vismara & Ellen Markoff – One Sansome; San Francisco

2014     Nikki Vismara – L Street Lofts Pop Up; Sacramento

2012     Nikki Vismara: Narratives – Gallery 14; Sacramento

2012     Nikki Vismara – The Pick Me Up; Lyon, France

2011     Nikki Vismara – Wilfrid Karloff; Lyon, France

2011     Nikki Vismara – Appartement 16; Lyon, France

2010     Nikki Vismara – HAYS; Lyon, France

2007     Nikki Vismara & Stefan Burnett – Sacramento News & Review; Sacramento

2001     Nikki Vismara – Britt Steele; Sacramento

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2020     Reflections – Arc Studios & Gallery; San Francisco, California

2019     Visualizing The Word – Cade Center for Fine Arts; Arnold, Maryland

2019     Everyday Objects – Studio Montclair; Montclair, New Jersey

2019     Small ...