— Artist Bio
Nikolina Kupcevic (Belgrade, 1996) is a mixed media artist based in Waterloo, Ontario. With education in marketing communications, graphic design, and a studio arts certificate from international art school Metafora in Barcelona, she brings a unique perspective to her arts practice. She has participated in group shows in Toronto, Waterloo and Barcelona, and has painted murals for City of Waterloo, and EverAfter Music Festival. She completed the Mauser EcoHouse Artist Residency in Costa Rica in February 2024. She fuses her design background with her studio arts practice, with projects such as Live @ 44, a collaboration with Good Company Productions in which she designed an immersive concert set featuring motion graphics and custom paintings for JUNO-nominated drummer Sarah Thawer.
— Artist Statement
My work is an existential inquiry - an exploration of the interplay between self and other, life’s contemplations, and the journey of personal transformation. I create knowing that art is intrinsic to our essence, my pieces being part of a collective act to externalize the intangible melodies of human life. My mixed media work blends oil and acrylic paint, spray paint, and pastels, merging pop surrealism, realistic forms, graphic elements, and expressionism into a cohesive rebellion against traditional painting. Through this eclectic fusion, I invite viewers to question life itself, reflecting on how separate elements come together to weave a magnificent narrative, mirroring the complexity and beauty of existence.
