Liz Nicklus
Liz Nicklus is an award winning painter, mixed media and mosaic artist who recently relocated her studio to Apache Junction, Arizona, moving from Millville, NJ. Her newest paintings blend the fracturing of space inherent in the mosaic process with exaggerated color to produce a luminous and surreal effect similar to stained glass. First and foremost a colorist, her paintings and mosaic installations consist of patterns unified by complex color relationships. Liz has completed many public art projects and residencies that involved the participation of at-risk youth in her community, working with the Excel, Art Creates Excellence (ACE) and ArtWorks programs.
Nicklus studied at Stockton State College, the Ridgewood School of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial, with Pat Witt at The Barn Studio of Art in Millville, and with Philadelphia mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. She was Discover New Jersey Arts featured artist in April 2004. She is past chair and one of the founding members of the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts in Millville, and served on the Board of Directors of the DaVinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia. Together with Millville artist Carl B. Johnson, she is a partner in the Independent Artist Studios. She has taught painting, mixed media and mosaics throughout Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, and has been a guest instructor at the Studios of Key West in Florida. She also works as an independent curator, and has hosted ground breaking shows within Millville’s fledgling arts district. She was the Discovered Jersey Arts Featured Artist in April 2004. She has received numerous congressional and legislative certificates of recognition for her continued contributions, and in 2010, Liz received the Millville Chamber of Commerce “Pride in Millville” Economic Partnership Award. In 2012, she was one of five artists honored in Millville’s “Artists Walk of Fame”. Her work can be seen in public and private collections throughout the world.
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