NIKI MCQUEEN

VISUAL ARTIST

Niki McQueen is a visual artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her richly-coloured, finely detailed and otherworldly artworks retail both locally and to global buyers and collectors. Artworks and Fine Art reproductions, which ship globally. can be purchased directly by contacting the artist.

Niki’s work expresses powerful and emotive personal symbolism and worlds of magical realism, exploring realities beyond reason and the familiarity of everyday existence. Themes include anatomy, psychology, archetypal interplay, eroticism, mythology, innocence, joy, decay, and rebirth.

Niki is recognized for her ongoing collaboration with US punk cabaret duo, The Dresden Dolls, and with lead singer, bestselling author, human rights activist and TED speaker Amanda Palmer, as well as with bestselling author Nathan Monk. She has also placed in notable competitions, been widely published, and group-exhibited both locally and internationally.

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AMANDA PALMER & THE DRESDEN DOLLS

Niki has collaborated with lead singer-songwriter, bestselling author and human rights activist, Amanda Palmer and punk cabaret duo, The Dresden Dolls for several years. These are some of the works created for their tours and shows.

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Collage of Dresden Dolls posters featuring Amanda Palmer concert artwork and promotional dates across multiple frames.

RECENT WORKS

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ORIGINAL ARTWORKS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

Niki has sold over 250 original artworks and commissioned pieces to buyers and collectors the world over, since 2020. The artworks in these collections are created using a variety of mixed media, employing both contemporary and traditional creative techniques in a 10-12 step process which she pioneered. Media include inks, watercolour, technical pens, pastels, alcohol ink, charcoal, pastels and metallic leaf. All work is produced on Fabriano 300gsm or 640gsm hot pressed watercolour paper, and is carefully UV-sealed and matt-varnished to ensure longevity. Available sizes range from 6.5 x 7.5″ to 22 x 30″.

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FINE ART PRINTS

Limited-edition, signed and certified, Giclée artwork reproductions are available for all the work in Niki’s portfolios, sized from 11×14″/A4 to 24×36″/A1. They are created by a Hahnemühle-certified supplier in Cape Town, South Africa. They ship globally and are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a handwritten note from the artist. The best way to order these prints is to email us at info@nikimcqueen.com.

For unsigned, open editions and budget prints, Niki has an Etsy Store with a limited selection from her portfolio, both framed and unframed digital prints, mini-prints and other products. Works can be made available in the store by request.

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