[Grantee Event] Wild: Nicole and Strom
February 4, 2025 – June 11, 2025
Community Center’s Crowell Board Room
851 E William St, Carson City
Artist’s Reception
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM; artist introduction at 5:30 PM
The Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, Wild, presents work by Nicole and Strom at the Courthouse Gallery from February 4 – June 10, 2025. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Wednesday, February 12, 5:00 – 6:30pm with the artists’ introductions at 5:30. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City; the gallery is open Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm. From polar ice fields to the new and old world tropics, Heather Nicole and Andrew C. Strom have photographed a range of wildlife in their natural settings.
Nicole and Strom provided this description of their photographic mission: “Wildlife is an essential and under-appreciated part of the world we live in. It is also something that is heavily, and often unknowingly, impacted by our own actions. By capturing close, intimate pictures of nature and wild animals we hope to demonstrate that these fellow inhabitants of the planet are worth our attention and deserve our respect. When you take the time to look closely, you will find that all animals have personality, mood, and emotion. Humans and wildlife are more similar and more connected than we may realize. Through photography we show nature in a way that may be previously unseen. In this ever-changing world, there is an urgency to tell the stories of the voiceless. Success to us would be to raise awareness of how our actions impact our world. We hope to help people grow closer to the wild, develop a connection to the wild, and ultimately, respect the wild.”
Courtesy of Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI)
Andrew C. Strom is an award winning photographer based in northern Nevada. He grew up in the Reno area and after serving six years in the Army National Guard he became a public servant, currently working for the City of Reno. Andrew took up photography during the pandemic of 2020 after meeting his now wife and fellow photographer, Heather Nicole. In the few years since, he has earned acknowledgement for his work photographing moments in wildlife that capture the mood, personality, and soul of his many subjects. He has achieved a number of awards from organizations such as the National Wildlife Federation, Birdwatching magazine, Outdoor Photographer magazine and Nevada Artists Association. His work has been featured in galleries both locally and internationally. More of Strom’s work can be found on his website: AndrewCStromPhoto.com.
Heather Nicole is an award winning and published photographer. She has won nearly two dozen photography awards from organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Outdoor Photographer magazine, Wild Heart Gallery, and Nevada Artists Association. Her images and stories have been published by Outdoor Photographer magazine three times and her digital work has been widely published. When not traveling or photographing wildlife, Nicole works for the City of Reno. To see more of Nicole’s work, visit: MomentsByHeatherNicole.com
The Initiative is funded by the John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Kaplan Family Charitable Fund, Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation, Steele & Associates LLC, and CCAI sponsors and members.
Visit Capital City Arts Initiative’s website for more information about this exhibition.
