After college she returned to her hometown, Chatham, on Cape Cod where she began her art career in printmaking and watercolors. Married in 1977 and living in the Worcester area she started painting a series of watercolors of flowers and showed her work in several galleries and co-ops in the Boston and Worcester areas. While still married she moved back to Chatham in 1984 and changed careers, purchasing her family business, The Children's Shop which was started in 1955. In 2006 after 22 years of owning and operating her business she sold it and has been actively studying pastels which has become her newest passion!

Ms. Nickerson has studied with Carol Garvey, Rosalie Nadeau, Susan Ogilvie, Sally Strand, Terry Ludwig, Diana DeSantis, Barbara Janice, Margaret Dyer and Joseph McGurl learning new techniques in pastels and oils. She is a member of The Creative Arts Center, The Pastel Society of Cape Cod, ARTIST member of the Cape Cod Art Association, PROFESSIONAL ARTIST MEMBER of The Copley Society of Art, Boston and an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America. She and photographer, Shareen Davis were co-owners of Nickerson Art Gallery, in Chatham, MA from 2010 to 2016 . They represented 25 local artists "Representing Cape Cod-Its People, Environment and History Through Local Artists."

Currently, Ms. Nickerson is working on a series of people shellfishing. "I personally love to go out on the clam flats and dig for clams. There is something therapeutic about the quiet, the smell of the water, the air and then there is the bonus of taking home something to eat that you have harvested. I admire the people who have chosen to work so hard to provide us with shellfish and fish. I realized that I wanted to document this wonderful way of life as well as to acknowledge and honor the shell fishermen and women. When I started my first painting I realized I was really excited about this series and felt privileged to be able to paint such a diversified and dedicated group of people. I'm having a great time photographing and painting all that I love about the Cape and I'm meeting lots of wonderful people in the meantime who are doing what they love to do!"

Education

Garland Junior College 1968-1970, Fashion Design

University of Denver, BFA in Printmaking, 1970-1973

Professional

Co-Owner of The Nickerson Gallery, Chatham, MA 1973

Hogan Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Schnabels Gallery, Hingham, MA

Creative Arts Festival of Chatham, MA

Clever Hand Co-Op, Sudbury, MA

The Northboro Co-Op, Northboro, MA

Wynne-Falconer Art Gallery, Chatham, MA

Nickerson Art Gallery, Chatham, MA 2009 to 2016

Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA 2016

Workshops

• Carol Garvey
• Rosalie Nadeau
• Susan Ogilvie
• Sally Strand
• Terry Ludwig
• Diana DeSantis
• Margaret Dyer
• Barbara Jeanicke
• Joseph McGurl

Memberships:

• The Creative Arts Center of Chatham, MA

• The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod

• Cape Cod Art Association, ARTIST member,2006

• Copley Society of Art, Professional Artist Membership

• Pastel Society of America, Associate Member 

Group Shows:

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, For Pastels Only on Cape Cod 2003. "Summer Path Airfloat award

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2005

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA., Essence of Cape Cod, 2005

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, Annual Member Show, 2005

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, All Cape Cod Art Show, 2006

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2006

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, The Colors of Fall, 2006

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, Last Days of Summer, 2007

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, "Members Exhibition" 2008 Honorable Mention

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod”, 2008.  Best

of Show 

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, Members Show 2010

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, For Pastels Only on Cape Cod,2010

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod”, 2013

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod”, 2014

Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, Members Exhibition 2016 Honorable Mention

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, "For Pastels Only on Cape Cod", 2017

Chatham Orpheum Theater, Artist of the Month, Chatham, MA 2017

The Copley Society of Art, New Member Show, Boston, MA 2018

Chatham Bars Inn, Garden View Gallery Exhibit, Chatham, MA 2018

Gallery Antonia, “A Gathering” Group Show, Chatham, MA 2018

Chatham Bars Inn, Gallery Antonia Exhibition, Chatham, MA 2019

Chatham Bars Inn, “Pop-Up Solo Art Show”, Chatham, MA 2019

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, "For Pastels Only on Cape Cod", 2019 

Shows

Guest artist, Gallery 31, Orleans, MA Oct, 2007

Nickerson Art Gallery, Chatham, MA July, 2009

Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouthport, MA Sept. 2009

Nickerson Art Gallery, Summer Solstice Show, June, 2013

Nickerson Art Gallery, As We See It Show, August, 2014

NAMA “Rock the Boat”, Center for the Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA, 2014

Nickerson Art Gallery, As We See It Show, August, 2015

Creative Arts Center, Third Annual September Invitational, Chatham, MA 2015

Nickerson Art Gallery, As We See It Show, August, 2016

Gallery Antonia, Into The Fall, October, 2016

Creative Arts Center, Fourth Annual September Invitational, Chatham, MA 2016

Gallery Antonia, Into the Fall, October, 2016

Creative Arts Center, "Alternate Views", Chatham, MA 2017

Gallery Antonia, “A Gathering” Group Show, 2017

Creative Arts Center, Fifth Annual September Invitational, Chatham, MA 2017

Gallery Antonia, "September Salon Exhibit", Chatham, MA 2017

Chatham Orpheum Theater, "Artist of the Month", Chatham, MA 2017

Copley Society of Boston, "New Member Show", Boston, MA 2018

Chatham Bars Inn, Gallery Antonia Exhibition, Chatham, MA 2018

Gallery Antonia, “A Gathering” Group Show, Chatham, MA 2018

Chatham Bars Inn, Gallery Antonia Exhibition, Chatham, MA 2019

Chatham Bars Inn, “Pop-Up Art Show”, Chatham, MA 2019

Selected Bibliography

Chatham Magazine 2007

Cape Cod Magazine 2008

Cape Arts Review, 2009

Cape Cod Life,  2011

Cape Cod Magazine 2012

Cape Cod Art, 2019

Chatham Orpheum Theater, Artist of the Month Video