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Candace Nicol Garlock's mentorship in student advancement, both artistically and professionally, as well as her engagement and participation in community events makes her a true ambassador of art. She draws inspiration from the collaboration of those around her, through the interplay with students, and continually is organizing collaborative projects. A renowned printmaker whose work has been shown nationally and internationally, she has received multiple awards including the Reno Tahoe Artist Best in Sculpture/3-D Artworks in 2022, Best of Show and Best in 2D Mixed Media in 2023 and Best in 2-D Artworks in 2024, the Nevada Regents’ Creative Activity Award in 2017, the Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship in 2009 and an honorable mention in Printmaking Today in 2008, a review of fine art printmaking in Abruzzo, Italy. Nicol’s work can also be seen in 100 Artists of the Male Figure by E.Gibbons. Her work is included in many prestigious collections including the Kinsey Institute, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, Nevada Arts Council, the Lilley Museum of Art, and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.

In the Media

Shifting gaze

by Brad Bynum

"What is the female gaze?" asks Candace Nicol.

5 Q’s with Candace…

Interview with Felicia T Perez

Holland Project’s Billboard Gallery. They discuss making work responding to living with chronic illness, daily art practices, and art for birds.

Love out loud

by Kat Kerlin

“Everything was about sex,” says Nicol. Sex, but not much intimacy.

Body Language

by Chris Lanier

Across mediums and decades, Candace Garlock holds a mirror up to the symbolism of the human body—her own and others

Candace Garlock Interview

by Artist Close Up Magazine

In my complex prints, figures and ideas float across vistas, and etchings hover in front

States of undress

by Kris Vagner

While she doesn’t hide body parts, she does build in a few levels of visual complexity.

Creative-Talks Podcast

Interviewed by Dana Nollsch and Tina Mokuau

The fine print

by Megan Berner

It’s hard to put a label on artist Candace Nicol.

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All packed and ready to head over to @savagemysticart to install the exhibition “Citizen of That Other Space.” This install is going to take a few days I think. Opening on December 6. 6-8pm. You want to see it when the it is dark outside

All packed and ready to head over to @savagemysticart to install the exhibition “Citizen of That Other Space.” This install is going to take a few days I think. Opening on December 6. 6-8pm. You want to see it when the it is dark outside.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 @tmccnevada ceramic students working on their honeycomb project mosaics.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 @tmccnevada ceramic students working on their honeycomb project mosaics.

Daily nodes early this morning before Family day going to see Wicked and then visit the Lush store. Woohoo! @blove03 see you soon!

Daily nodes early this morning before Family day going to see Wicked and then visit the Lush store. Woohoo! @blove03 see you soon!

Telos and Terminus was the first sculpture created for this series of work- Road to Terminus. I’m so excited that it is getting recognition. Thank-you @placervilleartsassociation for this honor!

Telos and Terminus was the first sculpture created for this series of work- Road to Terminus. I’m so excited that it is getting recognition. Thank-you @placervilleartsassociation for this honor!

I’m so honored- best in show- San Ramon Foundation. Thank-you! Thank-you @maymouche for representing me since I could be there for the reception. Love you!

I’m so honored- best in show- San Ramon Foundation. Thank-you! Thank-you @maymouche for representing me since I could be there for the reception. Love you!

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