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nicolette daskalakis

EDUCATION                   
Institut supérieur des arts et du design de Toulouse, MFA Fine Arts (Félicitations​)  2023
University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, BA Film & TV Production (Summa Cum Laude)  2014

University of Southern California, Roski School of Art & Design, Minor Intermedia Arts  2014


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023    Idealfruhstuck, "On Fire", Paris, France.
2022
    Lieu-Common, "Néon", Toulouse, France. 
2021
    Pence Gallery, "Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art", Davis, CA, USA.
2020
    Site: Brooklyn, “Gesture & Motion”, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
2020
    Shockboxx Gallery, “Love Hurts”, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA.
2020
    Envision Arts, “Script II”, Texas, USA.
2019
    Palazzo Michiel, “WAV Venice”, Venice, Italy.
2019
    Non De Gen, “I Am Woman”, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2019     Centro Cultural FIESP, "FILE Sao Paulo 2019",
São Paulo, Brazil. 
2014
    Sweet Art Collective, “Guilty Pleasures”, London, United Kingdom.
2014
    Arroyo Park, “Re-Imagining the Arroyo”, Pasadena, CA, USA.
2014
    Fisher Museum of Art, “Annual Student Exhibition“, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2014
    USC SCA Gallery, “Cinematic and Media-based Installations”, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 
2013
    The Vortex Dome, “State of the Arts: Future of Full Dome Festival”, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2013
    Fisher Museum of Art, “Annual Student Exhibition”, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2012
    Fisher Museum of Art, “The One and the Many”, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2011
    University Gateway, “Superhighway”, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2009
    Mada Shell Gallery, “Postcard Show“, Ashland, OR, USA.
2007
    Mama’s Royal Café, “Napkin Art”, Oakland, CA, USA.
2007    Davis Community Center, RISE Recycled Art, Davis, CA, USA.      

SELECTED HONORS + AWARDS
2024    Commended Poem, Verve Poetry Festival Competition, "Death of a Mall".
2024     Long-List, Fish Poetry Prize,  "Landscape with Burning Car".
2024
    Nominee, Pushcart Prize: Best of Small Presses, "after listening to a past life regression hypnosis I found on Youtube", Pensive Journal.
2022    Finalist, Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, "Tell Me I'm Not on Fire", University of Pittsburgh Press. 
2020    Honorable Mention “Skinny Pretty Sexy”, Script II, Envision Arts.
2019
    Finalist, Outfest Screenwriting Lab. 
2019
    Director’s Choice, “Flower Boys (Joshan)”, 30 Under 30 Exhibition, Viridian Artists. 
2017
    Grand Prize, “Shoot”, SAC International Fashion Film Festival.
2013
    Best Production Design, “Heart to Heart”, Southern California Business Film Festival. 
2010
    “Your Shot” Winner, “Navigating Versailles”, National Geographic.
2010
    AP Scholar, top score in Studio Art, Art History, and Comparative Literature. 
2009
    California Arts Scholar, California State Summer School for the Arts. 
2007
    First Place, “Cookie Purse”, Davis RISE Recycled Art.
2007    Honorable Mention, “Feed Me Mama”, Mama’s Royal Café Annual Napkin Art Competition. 


SELECTED FEATURE & GUEST READINGS
2025     Davis Poetry Night, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, USA.
2025     Paris Lit Up, Culture-Rapide Cabaret Populaire, Paris, France. 
2024     Marathon de Poésie, Reiffers Art Initiatives, Paris, France
2024
    Apocalypse, Spoken Word Paris, La Cave Café, Paris, France
2024
    Second Draft, Le Cairn, Paris, France.
2023
   On Fire, Idealfruhstuck, Paris, France.
2018
    EPIC, alongside Edwin Bodney, Jeremy Radin, and Brian McGackin, Stories Books, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 
2018
    Portrait of Your Ex Book Launch, JuniorHigh, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2018
    Good Folk, Hauser House, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2018
    SLAM Alumni Showcase, ArtShare, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2018     Wordplay Erotic Poetry Night, Nous Tous Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2018     Franki Elliot Book Release Show, Stories Books, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2017     Quiet Lightning, The Wave Organ, San Francisco, CA, USA.
2017     Personally Speaking, The Open Space, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2017     SpaceDust Party, SpaceDust, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2016     All The Boys I Never Kissed launch, Stories Books, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2015     Various Artists: A Variety Show, Silverlake Lounge, live reading, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2015     Not Love Poems, Stories Books, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2015     The Altar Collective, The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA, USA.


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Outrage, Washington, D.C., USA.
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ART PUBLICATIONS                  
"Los Angeles Vegetation", The Hand Magazine; Issue 31; Jan 2021.
"No Diving", The Racket, Issue 16; Jul 20, 2020. 
“Tiny Bangs”, The New York Times; Nov 25, 2019.

“enny + koji”, “me + u”, Loves Me Zine; Feb, 2019. 
“Eat Me”, Rattle; Dec, 2018.
“me + u”, Dum Dum Zine; Feb, 2018.

“The Housewife Discovers Silence”, Leopardskin & Limes; Jan 2016. 

RESIDENCIES
Kennedy Gallery, Artist Residency- Sacramento, CA, USA.
June 2021 - August 2021

Studio Faire, Artist & Writer Residency - Nérac, France
April 2019


SELECTED WORKSHOPS
Mi-Monstre, Mi-Livre, Graphic design, editing, and printing workshop  - Paris, France (Aperto)
Instructors: Émilie Ferrat, Sophie Rentien Lando

Neon Art Workshop - Paris, France (Lycée Dorian)
February to March 2022 (2 weeks total)
Instructors: Denis Lambert, Christophe Denier, Sami Gnaba

Alliance of Women Director's, Longform Directing - Los Angeles, CA, USA
December 2019 to January 2019
Instructor: Jennifer Warren


Spoken Literature Art Movement - Los Angeles, CA, USA (Art Share)​
July 2018 to September 2018
Instructors: Alyesha Wise & Matthew "Cuban" Hernandez"
Guest lecturers: Yesika Salgado, Beau Sia, and others

Joshua Tree Experiential Arts & Writing Retreat - Joshua Tree, CA, USA
November 2018
Lecturers: Sean Negus, Ariel Fintushel 


MEMBERSHIPS + AFFILIATIONS
Alliance of Women Directors (AWD), since 2016
USC Women of Cinematic Arts (WCA), since 2011
Women in Film (WIF), since 2019
Women in Motion Pictures (WIMPs), since 2017
Sokamba Performing Arts Company, 2014-2015


PROGRAMS + TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign)
Figma, Klaviyo, Apple Sketch
AVID, 
Final Cut Pro, ProTools

Graphic Design, Video Shooting & Post-production
Voiceover


LANGUAGES
English (Native Fluency), French (C1), Italian (A1), American Sign Language (A1)
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