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Born in Athens, Greece, Nikki spent many years moving to different locations in her native land. This life on the move - that has greatly influenced her art - continued, when she called England her home for more than a decade, before eventually starting a new life chapter in the United States.

Navigating the interplay between abstraction and realism, Nikki weaves multiple layers and textures into her work - a nod to the different locations and cultures that she has lived among. She is using a variety of art media including oil paint, cold wax, charcoal, acrylics, collage and fine art photography to convey a sense of peaceful coexistence between movement and mood.

“Creating art is a compelling need that quietens my mind and helps me embrace the ephemeral. I work both intuitively and realistically - depending on mood, time and place - and I do not consider my artworks finished. I find open-ended inspiration in motion and in stillness, in my experiences as a two times immigrant and in the restorative powers of music, poetry and meditative silence. Art, to me, is a constant conversation between seemingly unrelated elements and an unconstrained reorganizing of reality to symbolize states of mind.” - Nikki Malandraki

Currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nikki is always exploring art ideas and techniques while inviting her viewers to explore their own sensibilities.

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EXHIBITIONS

2019 - Abstraction and Watercolor. Juried exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juror: Karen Imperial

2018  -    Abstraction. Juried exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juror: Michael Azgour.

2017   -    Abstraction.  Juried exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. Juror: Chris Winfield.

AWARD

April 2017   -   Honorable Mention for “Echoes”, Abstraction juried exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.

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EDUCATION

Art Classes - Stanford University Continuing Studies, Stanford, California

Art Classes - Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California

Art Classes - Bath College, Bath, England

Master’s in Economics - University of Essex, England

Bachelor’s in Economics (Distinction) - The American College of Greece

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