Nik is seated at her easel with a paintbrush in hand, working away at painting from her garden series.

ā€œFrom the moment I could make marks, I did.ā€

Nik Black is a Queer and disabled artist, creating on the unceded territory of the autonomous Sinixt.

This is about what art is to me, why I value it and what it means to share it.

My Instagram is a hub for artwork, stories, and a behind the scenes look at my process for creating.

Stuff and things This awesome shirt came from @thebranchery My art glows, and so do I, in the right light.
My face I've completed more than a few self portraits. And I find that with each one I tell a different part of my story. I selected these for your consideration. I haven't attempted a self portrait in my loopy lines. Yet. šŸ³ļø‍šŸŒˆ
It's me! Depression sucks. Therapy is hard. I don't want to cry anymore. I will. And I'm not gonna love that! What do I love? The squish of paint. Mixing multiple colors together to create a new one. Twirling my brush in my fingers. The muffled '
Art and agony My art is blowing my mind. How the heck did I get here? I started wanting to paint landscapes and I did. I still do sometimes. Life is way too interesting! Here's some realness. My skin is not happy. My body is a misery every day.

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Get a taste of what inspires my art, the causes that motivate me to act, and my favourite tools to get the job done.