Nikki de León is a German and Mexican-American painter, sculptor, and fabricator currently working out of the California Central Valley. Raised in Germany, she recently relocated to the region to reconnect with her roots. Influenced by her background in architecture, furniture design, and years of hands-on experience as a wood and metal fabricator in Cologne, her studio practice is an act of abstract reconstruction. Driven by a fascination with what is structurally concealed, her work explores the indispensability of absence and the idea that neither spaces nor people are ever fully revealed. In her practice, she creates contrasts that engage with the unknown—not as a conflict, but as a necessity for generating the resilient form of equilibrium. 

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2027 [upcoming title], Arts Center, Visalia, CA, USA