Curriculum Vitae

Nicole Martinelli

International Fine Art Photographer · Pioneer of the Hand-Painted E-Painting Medium

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Nicole Martinelli

Fine Art Photography · Hand-Painted E-Paintings

An internationally exhibited fine art photographer and the pioneer of the hand-painted E-painting medium — works created with a stylus directly on a touchscreen monitor, blending the spontaneity of digital painting with the intentionality of traditional brushwork.

Nicole’s career spans 45+ juried gallery exhibitions across Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States. Her work has been shown alongside Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, and Yayoi Kusama, and selected by curators and jurors from the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Griffin Museum of Photography, Harvard Art Museums, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Based · United States
Representation · Toolip Art Gallery (Vienna) · Primo Piano Living Gallery (Lecce) · Rossocinabro Gallery (Italy) · Artifact Gallery (Manhattan) · bG Gallery (Santa Monica)
Mediums · Hand-Painted E-Painting · Fine Art Photography

Solo & Featured Exhibitions

2014 — 2026
2026
Solo Exhibition Solo Upcoming
Artifact Gallery · Manhattan, New York
August 5 — 22, 2026
2026
Bloom — International Group Exhibition Current
Toolip Art Gallery · Ballgasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria
April 24 — May 15, 2026 · Featured Artist
2023
In the Light of the Lilies Solo
New Jersey Gallery · New Jersey, USA
Solo Exhibition
2014
Solo Exhibition Solo
Madame Zuzu’s · Highland Park, Illinois
Selected by Billy Corgan & Chloe Mendel

International Group Exhibitions

Italy · Austria · Switzerland · Spain
2026
Natural Flow — 2nd Edition Upcoming
MUST Museum · Lecce, Italy
Opening July 2026 · Art Historian Curation
2026
LecceArredo Art Fair Current
MUST Museum · Lecce, Italy
May 2026 · Featured Artist · Juliet Art Magazine
2026
Women’s Generation 2026 — Contemporary Female Cosmogonies Current
Primo Piano Living Gallery · Lecce, Italy
March 8 — 20, 2026 · Alongside Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama
2026
Firenze Contemporary 2026 Upcoming
Rossocinabro Gallery · Florence, Italy
Fall 2026 · Juried Inclusion
2025
Weaving Dreams, Living Time
Primo Piano Living Gallery · Lecce, Italy
Featured in Itinerarinellarte
2025
Travel the Skies, A Tree’s Reflections
Hôtel de Rougemont · Influence Gallery · Gstaad, Switzerland
5-Month Exhibition · Featured in Côte Magazine
2025
Rome Contemporary
Rossocinabro Gallery · Rome, Italy
2025
Milan Contemporary
Rossocinabro Gallery · Milan, Italy
2025
Barcelona Contemporary 2025
Rossocinabro Gallery · Barcelona, Spain

United States Exhibitions

National Juried & Group Shows
2026
The Power of Color in Nature Current
Signature Workspace at Cherry Hill Mall · Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Extended Through June 2026
2026
Group Exhibition Upcoming
bG Gallery · Santa Monica, California
2024
Ripple and Roar — National Juried Exhibition Juried
Featured Work: The Essence of Life — Water Equals Life
Juror: Sandy Gellis (Whitney Museum · Brooklyn Museum)
2024
Abrazo Exhibition
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery · Portland, Oregon
Closing featured work: The Essence of Life
2024
Marblehead Arts Association
Featured Work: Navajo Nights — Indigo Dreams · Marblehead, Massachusetts
2024
Flowers, Trees and Roots
View Arts & Culture Center · Old Forge, New York (Adirondacks)
Featured Work: Nature’s Colors Collide
2024
Webster Arts National Exhibition Juried
Webster Arts · St. Louis, Missouri
Featured Work: In the Darkness of the Sun — Lifting the Veil
2024
Art of the Word
Sasse Museum of Art Catalog · Pomona, California
Featured pages 74–75
2024
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
Featured Work: Aztec Lucid Dreams · Brooklyn, New York
2024
Ground Floor Artists Gallery
Featured Works: Navajo Nights · A Darker Shade of Grey
2024
Edgewater Gallery
Featured Work: A Sky’s Reflection · Mendocino County, California
2024
Mosaic Art Gallery
Featured Work: A Sky’s Reflection · Fairfax, Virginia
2023
Cago Gallery — Juried Award 3rd Place
Featured Work: Sunflower Fields

Selected by Jurors & Curators

Museum-Affiliated Recognition
Whitney · Brooklyn Museum
Sandy Gellis
Juror for the Ripple and Roar National Juried Exhibition. Selected “The Essence of Life — Water Equals Life” for inclusion.
Griffin Museum of Photography
Crista Dix
Juror · nationally juried exhibition selection.
Harvard Art Museums
Susan Anderson
Juror · nationally juried exhibition selection.
SFMOMA
Nancy Lim
Juror · nationally juried exhibition selection.
Musician · Designer
Billy Corgan & Chloe Mendel
Selected Nicole for a 2014 solo exhibition at Madame Zuzu’s in Highland Park, Illinois.
Sasse Museum of Art
Art of the Word Catalog
Featured in the museum’s published catalog, pages 74–75 (2024).

Recognition & Press

2026 Editorial Features
MSN Magazine
Top 10 Trailblazing Women to Follow in 2026
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NYC Journal
Top 20 Most Inspirational Women 2026
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Disruptors Magazine
Top 20 Most Inspirational Women 2026
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Women’s Herald
Top 20 Most Inspirational Women 2026
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Juliet Art Magazine (Italy)
LecceArredo Fair · Featured Artwork: Requiem of the Flowers
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Itinerarinellarte (Italy)
Weaving Dreams, Living Time · Primo Piano Gallery
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Arteraku (Italy)
Featured Italian Contemporary Art Publication
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Côte Magazine (Switzerland)
Hôtel de Rougemont · Influence Gallery Feature
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Women in Power TV
Featured Artist Episode · Streaming on Amazon Prime via Legacy Makers TV
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Practice & Mediums

Technical & Conceptual

Mediums

  • Hand-Painted E-Painting (stylus on touchscreen)
  • Fine Art Photography
  • Limited-edition giclĂ©e prints
  • Archival pigment print on cotton rag

Subjects

  • Floral & botanical compositions
  • Coastal & water photography
  • Atmospheric & sky studies
  • Landscape & natural light

Recurring Themes

  • Resilience & transformation
  • Nature as sanctuary
  • Color as emotional language
  • The threshold between worlds
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The Story Behind the CV

For the personal narrative behind these milestones — the journey from photography to the pioneering of the E-painting medium — read the Artist Journey.

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