BIO
Born in Montréal and raised in New York, artist Nicke Gorney wanted to be a writer until she studied the mythical narratives of Rossetti, the satire of Marcel Duchamps, the characters of Brancusi and Archipenko and the interior settings of Rothko and de Kooning. Together these constituted a kind of enigmatic storytelling evident in her work. Recognized for her abstract paintings and mixed media, she ventured into the digital world of photography to develop Still Narratives.
In New York, she exhibited widely at Matthew Marks and Paul Morris, Ward Nasse Gallery, Ceres Gallery, Thread Waxing Space, Guild Hall and the Heckscher Museum, among others. During her residence in the EastVillage and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she curated the Art Farm where internationally known poets, writers and visual artists performed and exhibited their work.
In 2009, she returned to her native Montréal where she continues her abstract painting and launched her series Photo Rehabs, a sustainable art form utilizing photo test prints recycled into abstract paintings, collages and mixed media.
In New York, she exhibited widely at Matthew Marks and Paul Morris, Ward Nasse Gallery, Ceres Gallery, Thread Waxing Space, Guild Hall and the Heckscher Museum, among others. During her residence in the EastVillage and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she curated the Art Farm where internationally known poets, writers and visual artists performed and exhibited their work.
In 2009, she returned to her native Montréal where she continues her abstract painting and launched her series Photo Rehabs, a sustainable art form utilizing photo test prints recycled into abstract paintings, collages and mixed media.
