Nikki Painter is an internationally exhibiting artist included in shows at Shockoe Artspace, COOP Gallery, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Daegu Arts Center in South Korea. Painter has attended residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, the Maitland Arts and History Museum, the Jentel Foundation, and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. Her work is part of private and public collections including the collection of Capital One in Richmond, Virginia, and the permanent collection of the Katzen Museum in Washington, DC.