A RE/INTRODUCTION.
Kiki Nicole
is an anti-disciplinary fiber artist, recovering poet, caretaker of words, curator of vibes, & virtual assistant for creatives. Raised between Baltimore, MD & Charlotte, NC, their work prioritizes, excavates, & nurtures Black disabled, ungendered, femme interiority. Nicole’s creative practice thrives in the experimental & gives odic shape to the illegible, invisible, & esoteric.
Most recently, Nicole is the founder of The Well-Organized Creative—a virtual assistant service specializing in supporting creatives, small teams, & solopreneurs in admin, editorial, & publishing ventures. As The Well-Organized Creative, Kiki provides flexible & intentional support to ease challenges in your creative life & business.
They are currently based in Philadelphia, PA.
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Their writing has been featured in The Studio Museum in Harlem, Scalawag Magazine, beestung mag, and longlisted for awards from Peach Mag, Diode Editions, Platypus Press, [PANK], Frontier Poetry, and Cave Canem.
Nicole’s new media & fiber art has appeared in galleries & venues from Portland, OR to Raleigh, NC.
Their craft has been further supported by a residency at Goodyear Arts & workshops from Tin House, The Watering Hole, Pink Door, and more.
Kiki is also the co-founder of the new media/film archival project and screening series, The First and The Last (on indefinite hiatus), specializing in uplifting work by Black trans and queer new media artists often overlooked in traditional art spaces.
✴ ARTIST STATEMENT. (WIP)
still, here.
✶ A Notion portal to keep up with me in real time in an age when social media is not enuf. (TBA)
really colored & really sad (sometimes)
—ntozake shange