Jaclyn Nicole

Visual Art – Seattle

California-born, Texas-raised, Seattle-settled so... I\'ve been painting for 12 years. My life is a consistent up and down of creative spurts and voids (such is life, right?) I have a degree in Fashion Design. I love being down and dirty with paint. I have a sweet set of keys to an artist studio space in Pike Place Market that I share with one of my best friends. Seattle is an oyster of transient art culture that I refuse to leave. As an underground artist in our community I know first hand the sorts of stigma our BEAUTIFUL city receives... But I BEG for a change in our artist community! Forget the Seattle FREEZE! Bring on the feelings we all get from the SUMMER Seattle BREEZE! I volunteer/ intern for RAW Artists Seattle because I\'m completely in love with the idea of connecting like minded individuals. I thrive upon the energy from two separate artists that share the same passion from creating something beautiful. I love to watch people come together and share this incredibly intense sense of community and need. With the RAW Shows we need one another to create a magical evening that recognizes us all together, yet gives outsiders the chance to connect individually. I\'m consistently amazed with how many artists come out of the wood work. I\'m consistently amazed with how amazing our talents are... and every show I\'m amazed at how close everyone feels. I am a RAW Artist and super proud of it! And I still love painting... probably as much as I love oxygen (I don\'t love oxygen, We just all need oxygen to breathe).