ARTIST STATEMENT
I draw often, letting whatever is in my head spill out onto the page. These drawings become the basis for finished pieces created in fabric. I use the basics of quilt construction but the sensibility of screenprinting to take those line drawings into finished wall pieces. I enjoy the tactile nature of the fabric, the connection to women and historical uses of fabric, although my quilts look nothing like those on the bed. The never-ending palette of commercial and hand-dyed fabrics brings me joy, and I also appreciate the slight three-dimensionality and tactile quality of working with fabric.
My work explores issues of a woman’s existence and is very much a narrative of my personal life, even as it refers to the greater human population. Human rights, climate change, and gun control are recent focuses in some of my pieces. The last few years, my work has focused more on political and controversial issues in response to what I see around me. I see a future that is problematic; I want my work to speak toward changing that future, to make people aware and hopefully willing to work toward a better society. My work concentrates on the figure, mostly women, showing what's inside the body as well as what might be affecting them externally. I'm interested in the conversations that come from my work, rather than there being a pat explanation of exactly what each piece might be about.
BIO
Nida has been making art since she was young. She continued to study art in college, at University of California, Irvine, focusing largely on ceramics, photography, and printmaking, and delving into feminist issues in her work. Nida spent a year studying abroad at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
After college, where she earned a bachelors in Studio Art, Nida began as a printmaker, eventually moving into the fiber arts. Her work explores issues of a woman’s existence and is very much a narrative of her personal life, even as it refers to the greater human population. Human rights, climate change, and gun control are recent focuses in some of her pieces. The never-ending palette of commercial and hand-dyed fabrics brings her joy, and she also appreciates the slight three-dimensionality and tactile quality of working with fabric.
Nida’s work has been shown internationally and has been published many times.
