Nikki Woods Exhibition Ghost Fields, September 3 - October 10
UP # 7, monoprint, 18 x 22
September 3 – October 10, 2021
Public openings during Walk All Over Waterloo
September 3 & October 1st , 5–8pm, or by appointment and Waterloo Arts Festival, September 11th, 12-5pm
Deep Dive Art Projects welcomes our first Artist-in-Residence, Nikki Woods for "Ghost Fields," featuring prints made by the artist, now on view in the Viewing Room through October 10th. Woods was invited to explore printmaking at the Deep End in January 2021. After 3 months of regular visits, she produced a body of beautiful monoprints. These ethereal prints bridge her painting practice with the elements revealed through deep experimentation in printmaking. Developing images with layers built with a lush and saturated palette, Woods' prints are both atmospheric and energized. Coinciding with her major painting exhibition at HEDGE Gallery through September 3rd, we hope audiences have have the opportunity to experience both bodies of work. You can read a review of her show at Hedge here.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio Nikki Woods is a painter and director of the Reinberger Gallery of the Cleveland Institute of Art. As gallery director, Woods has organized numerous exhibition projects for the Reinberger and in her role runs a free public lecture series titled Lunch on Fridays, which provides a public platform for artists to share their work with the community. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous regional exhibitions, and are represented in the prominent collections such as the Progressive Insurance Art Collection and the Cleveland Arts Association (CARTA). She holds a BFA in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art and is currently represented by Hedge Gallery (Cleveland, OH). Her second solo exhibition titled Vivid Wild Things opened July of 2021 at Hedge Gallery. Her work will also be featured in the group exhibition "The Regional" which will open at the Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, OH, Fall of 2021, then travel to the Kemper Museum in Kansas City, MO in 2022.
Deep Dive Art Projects, LLC is located in the Waterloo Arts District. Housed at the Deep End (Zygote Press’s former Ink House), the first-floor print workshop is used for print-based projects and Artist Residencies. The upstairs Viewing Room allows for intimate exhibitions of works on paper. Established in 2020 by Bellamy Printz, DDAP offers art advisory and consulting, project management, and professional coaching for artists. For more information, please visit www.deepdiveart.com. Please note: While the first floor is fully ADA accessible, the upstairs gallery is not. Please call 216-973-1986 or email for an appointment.
