Niqui Carter is a Los Angeles-based artist and founder of Art On All Forms, a brand dedicated to transforming everyday home decor into artistic expressions. By blending her creative sensibility with functional design, Niqui creates thoughtful, design-forward pieces that bring art into the heart of daily life.
Originally trained as a painter, Niqui Carter channels the vibrancy and expressiveness of abstract painting into her photography. Using a digital camera, she explores the interplay of light and form, transforming urban landscapes into striking compositions. Through a blend of digital processing and a documentary approach, Carter uncovers the ambiguity in everyday scenes—where the curve of a shadow or the shape of a line takes on new meaning. Her work seamlessly merges her painterly roots with contemporary techniques, creating images that are both dynamic and introspective.
Photo credit: Niqui Carter
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BIOGRAPHY
Born in Minneapolis, MN
Lives and Works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
1989 Study Abroad Program in Photography, Parsons, Paris, France
1999 BA in Studio Arts and Photography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Brooklyn, NY, Ron Taylor Gallery, “Arts to End Violence, Solitary Watch”, May 25 - June 7th
2019 High Point, NC, High Point Market, “Beyond the Mask Curated Selections”, April 6 - Sept. 30th
2021 Brattleboro, VT, Brattleboro Museum, “Sequences: Ode to Minor White”, June 19 - Oct. 11th
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Bank of America Executive Suites, New York, NY
MET Museum Curatorial Office Suite, New York, NY
LVMH Executive Office Suite, New York, NY
PUBLISHED WORK
2016 The New Yorker, “The Anger And Joy of A Native American Poet In Brooklyn”
2017 Vogue Magazine, “Chromat Casting Director Gilleon Smith on Chance Meetings, Hard Work, and Diversity”
2018 TimeOut Magazine, “Food 4 Thot podcast host Tommy Pico talks about his queer poetry”
2018 Interview Magazine, “Meet Tommy Pico, the Native American, Beyonce-loving poet”
2019 The New York Times, “In a Gutsy Thriller, a Black Spys Past Comes Back to Haunt Her”
Red Branch, Brooklyn Artist Zine
Bird Song, Brooklyn Artist Zine