Meet Nico
Nicole Holderbaum aka "Nico" is a Florida-based visual artist, muralist, creative director, and designer.
Nico trained in art schools and programs growing up, eventually leaving to further develop her career in Jacksonville as a muralist and street artist.
Nico has an established track record as a community leader and youth empowerment enthusiast. She has been awarded extensively for her community activism, recognized in Jacksonville as a "Community Champion" and "Art Innovator'. She has curated and produced art & music events, as well as creating a community program called the Kid's Mural Project, guiding thousands of students across Florida in designing and painting murals. She is also a leading member of Few & Far Women, a global all-female crew of street artists, who have organized mural productions from Mexico to India and aim for women empowerment and inspiration through the arts.
Nico is now currently based in Miami, where she looks forward to growing in a thriving arts community and further develop her skillsets and projects and grow as a creative director.
"By enabling these young artists to express themselves creatively, we have given them a powerful tool to process their feelings, emotions, and experiences. Without tools like artistic expression, it is easy for anyone, especially youth, to turn to other harmful and self-destructive forms of coping. The opportunity to add their own piece to an important work of art validates their unique experience and expression. This chance, in a world where they can constantly feel unheard and under pressure can be truly transformational. Now they have not only confidence, but a tool to cope, and an experience they can share with their friends, family, fellow students, and anyone they care about."
