Nico Sakaki (they/them) is a Canadian-born, queer abstract artist and writer. With a background in English Literature from the University of British Columbia, Nico’s creative journey began as a writer, weaving stories through prose and poetry. Over time, this love of storytelling and worldbuilding expanded into the visual realm, where they create abstract watercolour works that explore inner landscapes and imagined terrains.

A self-taught artist, Nico’s work reflects a love of experimentation and a fascination with the interplay of colour, texture, and form.

When not painting or writing, Nico enjoys reading speculative fiction and fantasy, listening to music on long walks, and crafting haikus and black-out poetry. They are also an aspiring novelist who dreams of building new worlds across mediums that ignite the imagination.

They live on the traditional, unceded land of the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation—known as Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, with their favourite human and their lopsided, squeaky cat-child.