Nina Tichava
Nina Tichava: was raised in both rural northern New Mexico and the Bay Area in California. She was influenced by her father, a construction worker and mathematician, and by her mother, who was an artist and designer. The reflections of these dualities — country to city, pragmatist to artist, nature to technology — are essential to and evident in her paintings. She received her BFA from California College of the Arts [+ Crafts] in San Francisco / Oakland and has exhibited in major national art fairs including Miami, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Dallas, New York, Aspen, Seattle, and San Francisco.