Author Biography
NIKKI MccLURE OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON Nikki McClure is known for her intricate and beautiful paper cuts. Armed with an X-acto knife, she cuts out her images from a single sheet of paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture. Nikki's images exude a positivity that revolves around community, sustenance, parenting, and appreciating both the urban and rural landscape, undoubtedly influenced by her home in the Northwest and specifically Olympia. As one of the more prominent visual artists involved with Olympia-based record labels K and Kill Rock Stars, as well as the Riot Grrrl movement in the early nineties, Nikki's work still embodies the fiercely independent fire that fueled the passion and creativity of that time period. Calendars #2010 - Revive # 2009 - Wake Up! # 2008 - Things to Make and Do: Volume 10 # 2007 - The Time Is Now # 2006 - The Next 1000 Years # 2005 - Wishes & Dreams # 2004 - Onward! A Toolkit for Humanity # 2003 - Work With Care # 2002 - A Manual for Modern Living # 2001 - How to Be a Cat # 2000 - Things to Make and Do for the Next 1000 YearsRecent exhibits: ---Sept-Oct, 2009: 2 Years of Calendars exhibit at EAT Local, Seattle, WA ---Sept-Oct, 2009: Landscape Visions, group show, Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA ---Oct 2009: Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA (group show curated by Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot) ---Nov-Dec, 2009: New work at Needles and Pens, San Francisco, CA ---February 2009: Powell's Books, Portland, OR - 'All in a Day Papercuts' ---March 2009: Batdorf & Bronson's, Olympia, WA - 'All in a Day Postcards' ---October 2008: Needles and Pens (San Francisco, California) ---October 2008: Giant Robot (Los Angeles, California)
