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The Artivist, Nikkolas Smith - Book and Art Discussion
Tue, May 20
|Austin
If you don't know The Artivitst, Nikkolas Smith -- you should! Join us for a discussion on books, art, and how the two forms of visual media intersect. Nikkolas brings a long list of art experience across several disciplines and shows how art is incorporated into life.
Time & Location
May 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Austin, 7112 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757, USA
About the event
Nikkolas Smith is an Artivist, Concept Artist, Children's Books Author, Film Illustrator (Judas and the Black Messiah, Space Jam II, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, They cloned Tyrone) and Movie Poster Designer (Southside With You, Black Panther, Soul, Stranger Fruit). A Master of Architecture recipient from Hampton University, after designing theme parks at Walt Disney Imagineering for 11 years. He has written and illustrated numerous picture books, and has widely illustrated various titles, including #1 NYT Bestseller The 1619 Project: Born on the Water in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
He is a proud 2016 White House Innovators of Color fellow and he is the creator of the 2023 Marvel Artist Series in collaboration with Target for an apparel line featuring Black superheroes.
As an illustrator of color, Nikkolas creates captivating art that can spark important conversations in today's world and inspire meaningful change. His works have been featured…