FACULTYNina Vichayapai
Nina Vichayapai makes art that explores what it means to be at the intersections of margins and peripheries. Her interdisciplinary practice includes anything from soft sculpture, public art, pie making, dog petting, and eavesdropping. Her work has been exhibited internationally and locally in spaces such as the Tacoma Arts Museum, the Wing Luke Museum, and on telephone poles and bulletin boards. She has been an artist-in-residence in places such as the Seattle Public Library, Deception Pass State Park, Caldera Arts, and Lloyd Center Mall. Nina holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the California College of the Arts and an MFA in Art and Social Practice from Portland State University. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand and currently lives between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon