Nicki Ault: Ordinary Miracles
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Assiniboia Gallery 2266 Smith St, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2P4
Nicki Ault, "Windsong"
oil & acrylic on canvas, 48 x 72 in. Courtesy of the Gallery.
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10, 2022, 5-7:30 PM
They are around us all the time, 365 days a year, year after amazing year: the sparkle of moonlight on the water, a gentle sunrise over a field of wheat, golden Tamaracks in the fall, interesting cloud formations, the forest glowing in the setting sun. They are ordinary miracles. They will, however, pass us by if we don’t take the time to SEE them. The silver lining on the dark cloud of the pandemic is that it gave us that time. This show celebrates the everyday moments in our natural world that inspire awe and wonder; that give us comfort, offer hope and help us heal.
Nicki Ault is a contemporary Canadian artist who has always loved art and began to pursue painting as a profession when her youngest of two sons started Grade One in 2010. Her creative freedom increased with each year, and she now works fulltime in her newly established private studio in Saskatoon.
Nicki has an intense love for the boreal forest, northern lakes, big skies and wild grasslands of Saskatchewan. It’s in these places she finds endless inspiration for her paintings. Nicki considers herself to be a lifelong student of art, always determined to learn, grow and keep moving forward. Over the last ten years Nicki has been diligently building her skills in drawing, colour theory and oil painting and, although largely self-taught, she has gained invaluable knowledge through workshops taught by excellent instructors. She continually challenges herself to convey the nuances of light in her landscapes and always seeks to infuse love and emotion into each brushstroke.
In 2019 a feature was written on Nicki’s work in Canada’s Galleries West magazine and in 2020 she was named a SaskGalleries “Artist to Watch”. She is represented by three well-established Canadian galleries (Regina, Calgary, Winnipeg) and, in the summer season, shows her work in Waskesiu, P.A. National Park.
She is proud to maintain a dedicated art practice and build a growing art career, believing it’s important for her boys to witness this “better-late-than-never” pursuit. Nicki hopes they will learn valuable life lessons in perseverance, setting goals, working hard, facing fears and never giving up. Most importantly, that they will be inspired to chase their own dreams.