Nicci Mechler

SAY LOVE (two color lithograph)

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Member, Northern Kentucky Printmakers; Member, Tiger Lily Press

LOVE ME, LOVE ME, SAY YOU DO (and some ink tests)

Though most of her (printmaking) work is mixed media or screen print, Nicci fell in love with lithography at Tiger Lily Press (Cincinnati) in September 2015. (Both images above show some of her first work & ink tests.)

Selected CV
2016

Conversations, Bolivar Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (curators: Andrea Knarr & David Wischer).
Conversations, Northern Kentucky University Main Gallery, Highland Heights, Kentucky (curator: Andrea Knarr).

2015

Think Square, Think Shop, Newport, Kentucky (regional, invited).
Tripletta, Elk Creek Vinyards, Owenton, Kentucky (curated by Paige Wideman).

2014

Hand Drawn +, Boone County Library (Walton Branch), Walton, KY.
Tripletta, MSY Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (curated by Paige Wideman).
Trifecta, Covington Arts Center, Covintgon, KY (curated by Paige Wideman).
So They Say: Wisdom & Foolishness, The Carnegie Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Covington, KY (regional, invited).

2013

Tripletta, Studio 2108: Art & Spirit, Louisville, KY (curated by Paige Wideman).
50/50, Artisans Enterprise Center, Covington Arts District, Covington, KY (regional, curated).
In Your Dreams, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY. (regional, invited). | Blog

2010

Prints in Translation II, The Carnegie Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Covington, KY (regional, invited).

All That Pins the Soul, Nicci Mechler
One Need Not be a Chamber to be Haunted, Nicci Mechler
Nicci Mechler “Her Favorite Flowers Are the Ones Etched into Her Skin” serigraph 5×5 inches

More of her work can be seen on the covers of Porkbelly Press titles, along with the lit mag Sugared Water.

Biographical Statement

Nicci Mechler splits her time between exploring, telling tales, and printing girls with inky tattoos. Her work has appeared on the cover of The Licking River Review, Sugared Water, and many zines such as Eye Candy and Figure 8. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with a pack of roomies & rescue animals specializing in troublemaking and joy. Nicci runs Porkbelly Press and can often be found at regional fairs & events slinging chapbooks. She is a member of Northern Kentucky Printmakers and Tiger Lily Press.

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