Nikki de León is a German-American visual artist living and working in Cologne, Germany. With a background in architecture and design, she brings an interdisciplinary approach to her work that includes drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation. Inspired by everyday details in the interplay of light and shadow, she creates works that explore themes of memory, structure, and movement. Her paintings and sculptures are characterized by minimalist abstraction and constructivism, as well as precise strokes and arcs that question connection and participation.
CV
2018
• Master of Arts (M.A.), Exhibition | Object Design + Functional Art;
• Exhibition design; Interior Design, Campus Art & Design Trier (D)
2017
2017
• Bachelor o Arts (B.A.), Construction in existing context
• Interior Architecture + Design ; Campus Art & Design Trier (D)
2013
2013
• Interior Design Studies, Campus Art & Design Trier (D)
-2012
-2012
• Architecture Studies, Campus Art & Design Trier (D)
2009
2009
Group | Solo | Represented
2023 "Nice Dry", Group Exhibition, Kultur & Gut, Hamburg(D)
2022 "Blackmarket - Cash Only", Solo Exhibition, Studio, Cologne (D)
2021"Platz des Zusammensitzens", Group show, Cameo Kol, Hannover (D)
2021"León X No 59"selected Works, N°59, Cologne (D)
2020 "Streetchairs", w/El Warcha Collective Tunis, MAKK Cologne/Tunis (D/TUN)
2020 "Faux Naïf", Martin Glanz , Cologne (D)
2019 "New Post: Offline", Solo Exhibiton, Rosebud, Cologne (D)
2019 "x99-hibition", Group exhibition, Marmeladenfabrik Cologne (D)
2021"León X No 59"selected Works, N°59, Cologne (D)
2020 "Streetchairs", w/El Warcha Collective Tunis, MAKK Cologne/Tunis (D/TUN)
2020 "Faux Naïf", Martin Glanz , Cologne (D)
2019 "New Post: Offline", Solo Exhibiton, Rosebud, Cologne (D)
2019 "x99-hibition", Group exhibition, Marmeladenfabrik Cologne (D)
Honors | Awards
2018
• German Design Award - Newcomer Nominee 2019, issued by Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt (D)
2017
• "Coconoe" building in Existing Context, honored by BDIA for outstanding B.A. exposition
