Nicole Sleeth is a Canadian figurative oil painter whose work centers the female gaze as an exploration of power, connection, and lived experience. She brings a classical understanding of the human form and oil painting to her contemporary representations of the nude female figure. Sleeth's work explores the relationships present between inner emotional worlds and outer public presence. Through her use of the female figure, strong colour themes, and magical realism, she searches for truth that extends deeper than factual representation. Subtle, shimmering skin tones create a sense of tactile closeness, with large-scale paintings taking on a commanding bodily presence. Since 2010, Sleeth’s paintings have been exhibited in Canada and the United States, showing alongside works by Lucien Freud and Alex Colville, among others. Her work is in private collections in Canada, the United States, England, Argentina, and Singapore. She lives and works in Carbonear, Newfoundland.