Nikki Rakov (b. 1972, Virginia), lives and creates in St. Augustine, Florida, the nation’s oldest city. Trained as an artist through her Fine Arts undergraduate work, she is an MFA Painting Candidate at Savannah College of Art and Design, expected graduation date of 2025. Nikki works in acrylic, oils, watercolor and drawing media that are layered into paintings to express her visions of a mysterious world. Her paintings reveal figures and animals interpreted from dreams, visions, and reference photographs woven together in ethereal and haunting landscapes. Inspired by research of folk magic, the occult and family history, her paintings invite the viewer to join her on a journey to transcend the ordinary. Her paintings may be currently seen at Butterfield Garage Gallery, St Augustine, Florida, where she is a resident artist.