NICKOLA POTTINGER
Bio
Nickola Pottinger (b. 1986, Jamaica, West Indies) is an artist and curator whose sculptures contain objects and memory. Her sculptural pieces, dubbed “duppies” in Jamaican Patois, morph between figures, animals, and furniture, probing themes of legacy and regeneration. Through this fluid hybridity, Pottinger seamlessly intertwines materiality with memory, revitalizing her family narratives with fresh vitality and resonance. Raised in Brooklyn, she went on to earn her BFA from The Cooper Union in 2008. Recent exhibitions include Mrs., Art Basel Miami Beach, Swivel Gallery, Chapter NY, Sargent’s Daughter, and New Museum Triennial, New York; Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris; and the Galveston Artist Residency, TX. Previous solo exhibitions include Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, Deanna Evans Projects, New York and The Armory Show, New York, NY, which was reviewed by the New York Times. Pottinger will also be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT, forthcoming June 2025.
Exhibitions
like yuh neva lef’ yaad, 2024
Fairs
Art Basel Miami Beach, 2023
The Armory Show, 2022
News
'I'm a container for my own spirit': Nickola Pottinger on her show of sculptures at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Torey Akers, The Art Newspaper
Spiritual Practice
Aaron Edwards, SSENSE
Nickola Pottinger
Bryan Martin, Artforum
Don't Miss These Rising Artist at the American Folk Art Museum's Latest Auction
Sophie Lee, Cultured
What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in January
Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times
Conjuring spirits & the spirit of art with Nickola Pottinger
Logan Royce Beitmen, Interlocutor
What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in January
Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times
Don’t Miss These 5 Galleries Making Their Art Basel Miami Beach Debuts
Katie White, Artnet News
Discover 6 Artists You Shouldn’t Miss at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach
Annabel Keenan, Cultured Magazine
10 Notable Works to See at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
Paul Laster, Art & Object
5 of the best young gallery presentations at Art Basel Miami Beach
Mahoro Seward, i-D Magazine
First-time exhibitors praise Art Basel in Miami Beach, saying the expense and effort pays dividends
Tim Schneider, The Art Newspaper
Art Basel Miami Beach Review: An Art Fair in Need of Excitement
Brian Kelly, Wall Street Journal
A Pandemic Rush Fueled Younger Galleries — As the Year’s Downturn Goes On, Pressure is Mounting
Angelica Villa, ARTnews
Art Basel Miami Beach launches its 21st edition as US art-fair competition heats up
Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times
Two Critics, 13 Favorite Booths at The Armory Show
Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times
Hyperallergic Fall 2022 New York Art Guide, Editors, Hyperallergic
NYC’s New Museum Triennial and Pan African Artists Today
Routes