S1 E21. In this episode, I engage in a powerful and uplifting conversation with Columbian-American artist and entrepreneur Nicolle Cure. Together we highlight the importance of embracing mistakes and the ways in which imperfection can benefit our creative work! From building an art career while managing a chronic health condition, to learning how to trust ourselves on a deeper level, Nicolle and I hope this episode inspires and motivates you. Here’s what we discuss:

1. Building an art career in the face of chronic pain, and the ways in which we can honor our challenges while still making progress towards our goals.

2. How making art has been a healing journey for Nicolle, and why she considers art to be medicine.

3. Why it’s essential for artists to release perfectionism and comparison in order to create our best work.

4. The beauty of happy accidents and what happens when we release expectations and pay closer attention to our mistakes.

5. Why the starving artist myth needs to be dispelled, and the importance of embracing multiple passions or interests.

About Nicolle:

Nicolle Cure is a Colombian-American Artist and Hearing Health Advocate based in Miami, Florida.Her fluid abstract works explore the relationship between sound and life, inspired by her sudden unilateral hearing loss in 2017. After being diagnosed with several Vestibular health conditions affecting her hearing and balance, Nicolle shifted her creative approach and style to illustrate her experience with hearing loss through color and movement. Her mixed-media technique incorporates soft washes and mark-making to create energetic yet calming multi-layered paintings. She is constantly exploring the duality of emotions and sensations; this is represented by how she interchanges color palettes from collection to collection –  alternating from very bright and energetic colors to serene neutral palettes, contrasting a wide range of moods, sounds, and visual cues. Nicolle graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and has worked with world-renowned ad agencies and media companies. She also has an Associate's degree in Computer Arts Animation and holds multiple certifications from The Sotheby's Institute of Art.

News/Updates:

Nicolle’s next exhibit is this week @ Superfine Art Fair in Miami, February 16-19 at the Ice Palace Studios. Additionally, Nicolle is showing her work at Miami gallery in March and in Washington, DC, in April. She is also looking forward to exhibiting her work in her native Colombia.

Follow Nicolle on Instagram: @nicollecure_art

Website: nicollecure.com

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