Nicole Mae
(they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist from Treaty Four, Canada.
Their poetry, films, and art works reflect themes of nostalgia, longing, prairie queerness, Hungarian diaspora, ill body, shame, and romantic love.
Currently, Nicole has two poetry books--Youth and Screaming Sweet Nothings--and are in the works of releasing a third. They also teach poetry on Skillshare, host various writing workshops with licensed organizations, and work as a book publicist under River Street Writing.
Nicole’s films are accessible on YouTube and in select art galleries across North American. Their award-winning poetry films BRUTE (made possible by EMERGENT: (multi)media screening & showcase, sponsored by SK Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Saskatchewan Filmpool Co., and Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre) and What My Chest Says About Me are currently in gallery rotation.
After years on hiatus, Nicole has begun selling their artworks again. As of November 2024, their painting commissions reopened. They also started a multimedia art subscription called Love Letters, which launched December 2024. All art is available on Ko-fi.