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Secret Gardens
Rachel Korzeb & Nikki Rakov
Artist CV
Nikki Rakov
St Augustine, Florida
IG: @nikkirakovart
Education:
2025 M.F.A. Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
2004 M.Ed. University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
1994 B.A. Art and Art History, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, summa cum laude
Solo & Group Exhibitions:
2025 Secret Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida
2025 To Know, To Dare, To Keep Silent, Jacksonville, Florida (solo show)
2022 Journeys to Imagination, Twisted Compass, St Johns, Florida
2021 Thin Spaces, Twisted Compass, St Johns, Florida
2008 Regions Bank Up and Coming, Regions Bank, St Johns, Florida
Juried Exhibitions:
2024 Fantastic Florida, St Augustine Art Association, St Augustine, Florida
2024 100 Years Celebration: St Augustine Aviles Street Festival, St Augustine, Florida *Honorable Mention
2024 Fall Members Show, St Augustine Art Association, Honorable Mention, St Augustine, Florida
2024 View From my Window, The Art Cooperative, Jacksonville, Florida
2024 St Johns County Cultural Center's 250th Anniversary of William Bartram Show
2024 Faces and Figures, St St Augustine Art Association, St Augustine, Florida
2023 Summer Delight, First Place in show, The Art Cooperative, Jacksonville, Florida
2023 Honor Show, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2023 Mix it Up Show, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2022 Miniature Marvels, Honorable Mention, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2022 Spring Member Show, Honorable Mention, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2022 Plein Air Show, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2022 Faces and Figures, Honorable Mention, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2021 Faces and Figures, Honorable Mention, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2021 Great Outdoors, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
2021 Honors Show, STAAA, St Augustine, Florida
Gallery:
2023-present Butterfield Garage Gallery Resident Artist
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Bibliography:
St Johns County Cultural Council, "Under the Same Sky" https://publuu.com/flip-book/113843/1497682
Roan, Mary Kate. "Regions Highlights Local Artists," www.jaxdailyrecord.com
Gaylord, Debbie. “St Johns Artists,” www.stjohns.mag.com
Related Work History:
2025 Adjunct Professor of Art, University of North Florida
2025 Workshop: Perspective & Color Theory, St Augustine, Florida
2024 Workshop: Holiday Cards, St Augustine, Florida
2024 Invitational St Johns Cultural Council 100 Year Anniversary Plein Air Paint Out
2024 Workshop: Demystifying the Cyanotype, St Augustine, Florida
2023 National Endowment for the Arts Grant Visiting Artist, Visually Impaired Students
2022-2025 Facilitate figure drawing open studio in St Augustine, FL​
Private Collections:
Regions Bank Fine Art Collection, Northeast Florida
St Johns County Public Offices Art Collection, Florida
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