Nicole Leigh

Hello! My name is Nicole Leigh, and I am a passionate and skilled digital and traditional sketch artist from New York. I am a proud graduate of CUNY Queens College, where I received my Master’s in Art in Teaching: Adolescent Visual Art Education (K-12), and graduated magna cum laude.

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I have always been passionate, not only about my own work, but the artistic expression of others. I have experimented with many different art mediums, and am skilled in digital, sketch-work, photography, and sculpture. My passion for the stories of artistic expression drove me to peruse my Bachelor's Degree in Art History and Museum Professions from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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To create and edit my illustrative works, I use my knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud's Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as Clip Studio Paint and Corel After Shot. For my traditional pieces, I work with a variety of ink, oils, acrylics, pencils, charcoal and pastels.

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Now that I have completed my formal education training, I am ready to lead, guide and collaborate with my future students as we embark together in the act of artistic creation. Over my career, I have helped maintain and build in-person and digital classrooms, thanks to my experience as a student teacher, and working as a Head Art Teacher at Bellmore-Merrick-Child-Care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. I also have great experience working as a leave replacement in two different Long Island school districts.