Nikita Gale, MFA

Nikita Gale is an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Nikita holds a BA in Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeological Studies from Yale University; an MFA in New Genres from UCLA and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Nikita’s artistic practice applies the lenses of material culture and sound studies to consider how individual agency is negotiated within political, social, and economic systems. Gale’s work has been exhibited in various national and international institutions, most recently at LACE (Los Angeles); Commonwealth and Council (Los Angeles); CUE Art Foundation (New York); The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York); Cubitt (London); Rodeo Gallery (London); Ceysson & Benetiere (Paris); and in “Made in L.A. 2018” at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles).  Writing about Gale’s work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, Art21, Frieze, Vogue, and Flash Art.