Nickey Lauren is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and facilitator based in Victoria, BC. Her work lives at the intersection of connection, material exploration, and deep reverence for the natural world. With a background in Media and Cultural Studies, Fine Furniture and Joinery, and Industrial Design, she brings a wide creative lens to everything she touches—seamlessly blending craftsmanship with expressive freedom.
Nickey’s painting practice began in her early teens with a love of abstract forms, textures, and movement. Early on, she experimented with sponges, wide brushes, and playful mark-making. Over the years, her process evolved to include wheat paste, spray paint, and found materials like coins, ribbons, and magazine clippings. Her work remained mostly abstract, yet consistently rooted in themes of ecology, perception, and transformation. Even during her design education—where painting took a temporary pause—she continued to explore creative production through furniture design & fabrication, and material research, sharpening both her technical skills and conceptual foundations. Today, she works primarily with acrylics, spray paint & stencils, metallic markers, and oil pastels to create vibrant, layered compositions that blend symbolic geometry, dreamlike iconography, and the pulse of the living world.
Beyond her personal studio practice, Nickey is passionate about creating spaces for others to explore their own creativity. She facilitates workshops that emphasize process over perfection, using various crafting themes as a tool for reconnection—with self, community, and the natural world.
