Nicole Martinelli is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist and photographer whose innovative e-paintings and photography have been exhibited across the United States and Europe. Her work has appeared in notable galleries and institutions including Rossocinabro Gallery (Rome and Barcelona), Primo Piano Gallery (Lecce), the San Diego Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition Gallery, Core Art Space in Denver, and the Marblehead Arts Association in Massachusetts.
Her international exhibitions include a five-month juried show in Gstaad, Switzerland (June–October 2024), followed by major Italian exhibitions such as Primo Piano Gallery, Weaving Dreams, Living Time (Lecce, March 2025) and the Lecce Arredo Art Expo (May 2025). The Artists current and upcoming highlights include the Primo Piano Gallery Le Temple des Rêves, Barcelona Contemporary at Rossocinabro Gallery, Madrid Art Week (Spring 2026), and a solo exhibition at Artifact Gallery, Manhattan (August 2026).
Martinelli’s work has been recognized by distinguished jurors including Sandy Gellis, Crista Dix (Griffin Museum of Photography), Nancy Lim (SFMOMA), Armando Garcia, and musician Billy Corgan.
Nicole Martinelli’s pioneered artistic medium, hand-painted E-Paintings, exemplify the innovative potential of digital media in contemporary art. Drawing on her background as an oil painter, she merges traditional painting techniques with digital tools to Utilizing a stylus as a brush and a touchscreen laptop as her canvas, she engages with each composition organically, layering color, texture, and form in a process that mirrors the intuitive gestures of traditional painting. Exploring themes of resilience, renewal, and transformation, Martinelli creates emotionally resonant works that connect humanity, memory, and nature.
At its core, Nicole Martinelli’s art reflects the beauty of renewal and the balance between fragility and strength, memory and rebirth. Through recurring floral and natural motifs, she explores transformation and healing, revealing the quiet resilience that connects nature and the human spirit. Each piece invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find gratitude in life’s continual evolutionl a visual reminder that even in darkness, beauty endures. Her work consistently challenges audiences to consider the nuanced relationships between human perception, human experiences, memory, nature, and the environment. Inviting a dialogue that is simultaneously both personal, and universal. The Artist is also truly honored to be graciously sharing her artstic accomplishments and her personal life story on the new empowering inspirational television series Women in Power,in 2026. “Nicole Martinelli hopes to inspire others to realize that it’s never too late to pursue their dreams. She believes we each hold the pen and the brush to our own life’s story and always have the power to create a brighter, happier chapterand future!
