bio:
Nico Smith (they/them) is a queer + trans mixed-media sculpture artist born and raised in New Jersey, currently based in Durham, North Carolina. They earned a BA with a focus in Sculpture from Montclair State University in 2017.

statement:
I use art as an investigative tool; to poke and prod at uncomfortable feelings, experiences, and memories. I'm intrigued by bodies - specifically their grotesque, vulnerable, and rejected parts. I am also drawn to exploring the expectations of gender, femininity, and the inevitable goriness of Life.

I enjoy exploring many different media and techniques, and collaborating with the materials and letting them guide me. At the moment I am primarily using clay, wax, and fibers to explore themes of ugliness/otherness/disgust.

 

cv:
exhibitions-
LUMP studios, Slump, group, 2023, Raleigh NC
Attic 506, Soft Pink Underbelly, solo, 2023, Chapel Hill NC
Slug Space, Wealth Redistribution, group, 2022, Chapel Hill NC
Peel Gallery, Peeling in the Years, group, 2022 Carrboro, NC
Montclair State University, Not For Human Consumption (thesis), 2017 Montclair, NJ
residencies-
Attic 506 A.I.R., Chapel Hill NC, June 2023-August 2023
education-
BA - Studio Art, Montclair State University, 2017
​AA - Studio Art, Pratt Institute, 2014

instagram - @uuglysluug
uuglysluug@gmail.com