“The Majesty of Trees Solo Exhibition is scheduled first for June - July, 2009 at the Nature Art Gallery in The Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina. This is an ambitious life-long endeavor and signature show intended to exhibit internationally when it’s cohesive enough. The Majesty of Trees website exists as a place to document and share as many aspects of trees through as many means as possible. It is also an extra venue where all of my tree-specific Artwork can be seen and purchased; work that is too numerous to exhibit in one gallery showing, with a link to view some of that Artwork dating back to 1981.
When the exhibition title first came to mind, as many tree-related books as I own and have viewed, I did not realize there is a popular book out with the same title, so am considering a title change that will describe the entire subject as aptly.”

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Short Bio - Nikki Coulombe

Nikki grew up in northern Alberta, Canada. Three years of formal education in Calgary and Red Deer with a major in drawing lead to a home-based business as a freelance Artist in eastern Ontario while her children were young. During that time, while working with teachers and within the community she designed and executed a significant number of educational projects with themes of Art History, multiculturalism, and environmental issues.

1989 - 1993 Nikki created, developed and manufactured Original Earthbags, hand-painted pre-shrunk 100% cotton shopping / multi-purpose bags, two registered trademarks, sold at Art and Environmental Shows, via mail order across Canada, some internationally.

After a successful Solo Exhibition in 1993 selling mostly paintings, she determined a future on that route, but the momentum of freelance work dominated her schedule until moving to the United States during November 2002. Commissions included paintings, designing and painting murals, consultation and custom Artwork for clients, Interior Designers and their associates in the Ottawa region. Budgets and deadline parameters extended her creative edge and exercised her capacity for improvisation. Utilizing a variety of skills, she is acquainted with a multitude of media, styles and subjects.

Nikki and her husband now live near Dallas, Texas where she has reestablished her career with an entirely new body of Artwork. Now exploring potential through specialization in gallery exhibitions of paintings and drawings, her creative skills are also offered as commissions or on a sub-contract basis.

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Artists Statement

“Images and ideas are powerful, and presenting them is what I do best, ultimately as a traditional Artist most comfortable painting or drawing. My approach toward Art emphasizes value in the work process where means to expression are diverse, and despite the outcome, creativity is an attitude toward life.”