Nicole Gaitan is a self-taught artist who has been painting for as long as she can remember. While attending the University of California at Santa Cruz she studied the History of Art and Visual Culture while working summers at Horizon Fine Art Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY. Her undying affection for art continues to guide her career path to new and exciting heights. For Gaitan, contrast is the primary focus, whether that is expressed in expansive color pockets or complex punctuations. She has been exhibiting her work for over ten years in galleries, solo exhibitions, public art displays and festivals. Gaitan’s work is collected across the United States and abroad and she has been commissioned by the Orvis Company, featured in publications like Western Art Collector and has won numerous awards for her art. You can find her work in Jackson Hole, WY at her private studio by appointment, Park City, UT at Pando Fine Art on Main St., Vail, CO at Paderewski Fine Art, Nashville at The Sportsman Gallery, San Diego, CA at Adelman?Fine Art and in a select number of shows she attends across the country. Awards & Publications: 2022 Invited to Western Visions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art2022 Featured in Art of the West, Montana2022 Invited to Best of the West Great Falls, MT2021 Invited to Art Noir at Art Basel, Miami, FL2021 Featured Artist in Group Reception Wild Women, Horizon Fine Art2021 VOTED Best Local Artist SILVER Jackson Hole, WY2021 Selected to complete 60 foot mural in Ventura, CA2020 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Featured Artist QuickDraw