Nikita Gale

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Nikita Gale
Born
Nikita Gale

1983 (age 4041)
Anchorage, Alaska, US
OccupationInstallation artist
Known forInstallations

BIG BAD PICKUP, 2017. Exhibited at The Studio Museum in Harlem exhibition Fictions. BIG BAD PICKUP NIKITA GALE.jpg
BIG BAD PICKUP, 2017. Exhibited at The Studio Museum in Harlem exhibition Fictions.

Nikita Gale (born 1983, Anchorage, Alaska) [2] [3] is an American visual artist based in Los Angeles, California.

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Education

Gale received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Anthropology with a focus on Archaeological Studies from Yale University in 2006 [4] [5] [6] and a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in New Genres from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2016. [7]

Career

In 2018, the Pérez Art Museum Miami acquired Gale's AN ABUNDANT LOSS for its permanent collection. [8]

As of 2021, Gale has served on the Board of Directors for GREX, the West Coast affiliate of the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI). [9]

In 2022 Gale was commissioned by BMW to create new artworks for BMW Open Work at Frieze London. [10]

Art Practices

The artist's many artworks show how different elements effect each other, for example noise and visibility to configurate what is seen and by who and how those effect the final outcome. Her sculptures blur the lines to bring attention to important matters like race issues. Her works address both technology and natural life. [11]

Artwork

Exhibitions and projects

Solo exhibitions

Performances

Group exhibitions

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