Nicole Havekost

 Flatlanders Art Galleries proudly presents "Candy Ladies", a solo exhibition of sculpture by Nicole Havekost. The exhibition is free of charge and will be open to the public from June 29th, 2004 to August 29th, 2004. An opening reception is planned for Sunday, July 11th, 2004 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Don’t miss the other solo exhibitions being held in Flatlanders’ other gallery spaces!

Nicole Havekost currently resides in Adrian, MI but received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Aside from her career as a practicing artist she also teaches drawing and printmaking at Siena Heights University and Adrian College.

Nicole’s "Candy Ladies" are dolls crafted from materials such as beeswax and candies ranging from Hot Tamales to candy corn. Her other sculptural work is also influenced by her fascination with candy but in the form of seed beads.

Nicole’s artist statement describes her need for an extended physical relationship with her work, thus her work moved from printmaking to sculpture. Through the manipulation of three-dimensional media she is able to imagine the interior of her body and give it an unexpected physical form. See the attached artist statement for more information on Nicole’s process.