(Whitewater Arts Alliance submission) On January 1st, 2021, the Whitewater Arts Alliance will be launching a virtual exhibition on the WAA website, whitewaterarts.org, of work created by Nicole Holder of Harta Art. This virtual exhibition will be on display through January 31st.
This exhibition helps to introduce Nicole as the new gallery manager for Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) to the community. The previous gallery manager, Taylor McDarison, has stepped down to dedicate more time and energy to her art business, Arttaysia, LLC, though she will still participate in WAA as a member.
Nicole has recently moved to the Whitewater area. As a former member of Geneva Lakes Art Foundation, she stated, “I am really looking forward to being part of an artist community again.” She is a UW-Whitewater student studying for her master’s in Counseling with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is also an artist; she is the founder and sole proprietor of Harta Art, a business creating custom art. She most recently has worked with New Generation RV, an RV dealership in Burlington, WI, which commissioned 12 murals of landscapes and destinations across America. Though graphite and charcoal pencil are her preferred medium, Nicole has experimented and crafted with many mediums, including acrylic painting, wood burning, ink, and photography.
A quote from Nicole Holder: “I enjoy bringing people’s ideas to life through art, though my absolute passion is capturing life’s beauty in my art. I started my relationship with art for this very reason, and I think I will predominantly be an observational artist for the rest of my life to continue that. I love memorializing beloved pets, noting nature’s gorgeous designs, and representing the emotions of a relationship or event through my art. It enhances my gratitude for life, allowing me to focus for long periods of time on the moments that make life beautiful.”
