Nicole Mathieu also known under the artistic name of Niko was born in Montreal amongst a family of artists She used to work in the fashion world in California and New York but always knew she would eventually become a painting artist Her nomadic character has given her the possibility of traveling everywhere particularly in Europe allowing her therefore to evolve in various fieldsUpon her return to Montreal in 1988 she took lessons in therapeutic Arts with Nicole Bolduc At this point in time her true passion for painting continued and its worth saying that 1988 underlines the beginning of her career that today has granted her enough stability to be able to paint daily At that period Niko started to devote every minute of her life to painting which gives her an artistic equilibrium a stability and a disciplineThe energy that Niko draws from meditation and yoga is reflected in her work the latter glaring in rough bright and impulsive coloursSpontaneity is extremely important in Nikos paintings This reflect well her personality that doesnt accept any constraining structure Moreover the artist gives a wide place to imagination and play with illusions and nonverbal expressionsHer subjects are very expressive complex and sensual Nikos contrasts her colors and her painting technique reveal masterpieces where visual kinetic masks the identity of the subject Niko loves to deconstruct precision with her brushes to expose the vitality and the energy that abide within us That is what she offers us on canvas It is yours to discover