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Niki Singleton
Canada
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Artist highlights
- Residency Participant
- Covered by the Press
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Paper
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 29.5x39.8in
About this artwork
Inspired by Naomi Klein's book of the same name and using the 1594 painting, Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses soeurs, as a template this artwork delves into the tension between duality and symbolism, presenting a vivid visual discourse on transformation, feminism, and identity.
At its center are two contrasting female figures, each embodying a distinct archetype. On the left, a richly adorned figure wears an intricate headdress of birds, animals,… lunar symbols, and witch-like imagery—emblems of queerness, mysticism, and layered identity. She extends a hand, offering a black stone ring to her counterpart, as though proposing a union—or confrontation.
Opposite her, the right-hand figure symbolizes tradition and conformity. With a sly expression, she mocks her counterpart with one hand while concealing a kitchen knife in the other. Though clearly captivated by each other, the right figure is restrained—literally—by a concrete patriarchal hand, anchoring her in place.
At its center are two contrasting female figures, each embodying a distinct archetype. On the left, a richly adorned figure wears an intricate headdress of birds, animals,… lunar symbols, and witch-like imagery—emblems of queerness, mysticism, and layered identity. She extends a hand, offering a black stone ring to her counterpart, as though proposing a union—or confrontation.
Opposite her, the right-hand figure symbolizes tradition and conformity. With a sly expression, she mocks her counterpart with one hand while concealing a kitchen knife in the other. Though clearly captivated by each other, the right figure is restrained—literally—by a concrete patriarchal hand, anchoring her in place.
Niki Singleton
Canada
Credentials
- Residency Participant
- Covered by the Press
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« I'm a passionate, messy, emotional artist concerned about our present and future who's often battling to silence my head. »
Niki Singleton is an artist based in Vancouver, CAN and Brooklyn, NY, whose paintings have been exhibited in Canada, the US, the Netherlands and the UK. Exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Biennial, Betty Campbell Gallery, Spring/Break Art Show-New York City, Paul Thiebaud Gallery-San Francisco, Holocaust Museum-Texas, Imagine IC-Amsterdam and Pendulum Gallery-Vancouver. Her art has been featured in publications such as Wowwart Magazine, Hudson Art Review, Hyperallergic, Forbes, Queer City Journal, ARTFUSE, Creative Time Reports. Singleton's work is rooted in cultural histories and mythologies, with a focus on queer and female/feminist identity and culture. Her practice is an exercise in provocative storytelling, with a focus on highlighting the stark contradictions and intersecting inequities that govern our lives. She combines traditional and nontraditional media and juxtaposes disparate artistic and historical references in the service of richly layered narratives.
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