Collection: Nikki Lau

San Francisco, CA

Nikki Lau was born and raised in San Francisco. She is a 2010 - 11 alumna of AmeriCorps/Public Allies, resulting in her work shifting to themes of social justice and identity politics. She received her MFA with a concentration in ceramics at The Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) in 2016, where she was awarded the Bunton-Waller Assistantship. She received her BA in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts at the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2008. Lau was the Artist-In-Resident at The Clay Art Center (Port Chester, NY) from 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 resident at Armory Art Center (West Palm Beach, FL). She currently splits her time between California and Pennsylvania living her snowbird life as she works on her pottery and home décor business Little Lau Shop.

“I started Little Lau Shop to care for and love my inner child. I have what you would call resting happy face, because of this I make creatures with different and unique facial expressions that have big and small emotions. Through pottery, sculpture, and home décor, I create friends that help navigate the loneliness of the pandemic.”