www.nicolemauser.com

Nicole Mauser (b. 1983, Indianapolis, IN, US).  Mauser’s paintings investigate the tensions at play between the physicality of painting itself and the speed of the image within the language of abstraction. Mauser obtained a MFA from The University of Chicago in (2010) and BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design (2006). Paintings have been featured at Carrie Secrist Gallery (Chicago); Reynolds Gallery (Richmond, VA), Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph); AR Gallery (Milan); and Centre pour l’Art et le Culture (Aix-en-Provence, France). Works have been featured in New American Paintings, The New York Times, The Kansas City Star, The Benefactor Magazine and others. Her writings have been published in New City, Art Practical, 8 ½ x 11, and Bad at Sports Blog. Mauser was a recipient of The University of Chicago Student Arts Council Student Grant for painting research in Berlin, Germany (2010), and a Post-MFA Teaching Fellowship at The University of Chicago (2011). Mauser was co-founder of the artist-run gallery, PLUG Projects (2011-2012) as well as a co-founder of KCPAC (Kansas City Plein Air Coaterie). Collections include The Alexander (Indianapolis) and The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Overland Park). Currently, she is a Lecturer at The University of Chicago as well as Engagement Coordinator at The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University.

Untitled (Mies+Sullivan)   Photo collage and acrylic on gessoed Arches paper 15 x 11 inches   2015 $750