NAME: nicole s. fernandez
BIRTH PLACE: hollywood, fl
BIOGRAPHY
Nicole S. Fernandez was born in Hollywood, Florida to a New York mother and a Cuban father. Her childhood modeling career in "Cuban Miss" pageants quickly made way to her formative years, which were spent writing zines,going to punk shows and volunteering for "southern students for choice".
At age seventeen, Nicole began studying metaphysics under a seventh generation healer from Israel.
After receiving her BFA at Ringling School of Art and Design in 2004, Nicole moved to New York City to complete her MFA at the School of Visual Arts.
In 2005 she studied Buddhism under Noah Levine and art with Petah Coyne, both of whom greatly influenced her current practice.
Nicole still currently lives in New York. Her time is spent making art, writing her first book and obsessively watching netflix documentaries.
