My name is Nic Elisa Hampton (they/them) and I am a queer, mixed Filipino-American, interdisciplinary artist and musician based in the Bay Area. My practice ranges from visual arts, including painting, drawing, and printmaking, to literary and audio works. My practice creates spaces that invite stillness and reflection, opening pathways for connection between emotion and form, self and other (Kapwa). ​
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I feel the most alive when I create. Art is how I reflect, respond, and navigate experiences. It gives me permission to explore unknown spaces. Lost, yet fully at home in the world I bring to life. I am free (Alpas).
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With each medium, whether visual or lyrical, I hold intentions of softness and sincerity. A place where you can feel deeply, honestly, and unapologetically without shame (Walang hiya).
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Artist CV
Education
2019-2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts
California College of the Arts
2024
Sound Healing Certification
Kin Unified Healing
2024
Adult Mental Health First Aid
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
Received a Bachelor in Fine Arts as an Individualized Major, with a focus on painting, printmaking, and book works.
5 day immersive training, followed by a year of self study, observation, and practicum hours.
Online training
Exhibtions
Selected Group Shows
2025 Love All: A Survey on Civic Wellness – Glass Rice Gallery, San Francisco CA
2025 Ravel, Rest, Return (Duo show with Papatson Suphavai) – Muddy Waters Cafe, San Francisco CA​
2025 Queer Ass Pride Show – Rosebud Gallery
2025 ROOTED – Ruth's Table, San Francisco CA
2025 Group Therapy – Rosebud Gallery, San Francisco CA
2025 Ripple – 5 Olive Gallery, San Francisco CA
2025 How Are You? – Queer Arts Featured, San Francisco CA
2024 Araw ng Kalayaan – Bituin Studio, San Francisco CA
2024 HUNGER – Rosebud Gallery, San Francisco CA
2024 Radiating Pride / Free to Be – San Francisco Women's Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
2024 Alphabet Soup – Blueline Gallery, Roseville CA
2024 Family Affair – Wave Collective, San Francisco CA
2024 Small Works 2 – Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco CA
2023 Moving Transfer – Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH, PIQUE Gallery, Covington, KY, Gazala Projects, Gettysburg, OH
2023 Pyramid Scheme – Bass and Reiner, San Francisco CA
2023 The Sketchbook Show – Go Go Gallery, Portland OR
2023 Tending Gardens / Fertile Ground – Root Division, San Francisco CA
2022 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Person – California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA
2022 Queer Voices: Young Artists – Queer Arts Featured, San Francisco CA
2022 The Next Stop – Someday Gallery, Oakland CA
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Solo Shows
2024 Softly, Sincerely – Uzay Gallery, San Francisco CA
2022 K for Kapwa – SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco CA
Publications & Features
2025 Ouch! Collective, Volume 4 – Oakland CA
2024 Walang Hiya – Los Angeles, CA
2023 The Space Between Catalog – San Francisco CA
2023 Open Minds Quarterly – Ontario Canada
2023 Cultivate Featured Artist – Grand Rapids, MI
2022 Ouch! Collective Volume 1 – Oakland CA
2022 Pile Press Fall Issue – Portland OR
Awards
2019-2022 Creative Achievement Award – California College of the Arts
2020-2021 Ralph Borge Scholarship – California College of the Arts
2021-2022 Roberta Steele Endowed Scholarship – California College of the Arts
2019-2022 CCA Scholarship – California College of the Arts
2023 DAWA Residency Honorable Mention
2023 Anderson Ranch Partnership Scholarship