“Nina’s work and style has been described by many as refreshing, exciting and uplifting.”
-BEAUTIFY EARTH
Meet Nina Palomba, an artist and creative director with over 9 years of experience in fine arts, entertainment and advertisement. With a passion for pushing boundaries and exploring new creative approaches, Nina has worked with some of the world's top brands, including Looney Tunes, Warner Brothers, Thayers, WNBA, US Soccer, NASCAR, MLS, Lexus, Chicago Bulls, Heineken, Playboy, Premiere League, Vans, Chicago White Sox, LA Eyeworks, NFL, Budweiser, EA Sports, adidas and Powerade.
In addition to her work as a creative director, Nina is an accomplished artist, known for her unique street and pop art inspired by comic book's golden age. Her whimsical style, known as "Nina's World," has been featured in galleries and public spaces around the world, from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Nina's original artwork has been featured in publications including Playboy, Juxtapoz, Visual Magazine, NBC Sports Live, and LA Weekly.
Education
BFA - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - 2013
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD - 2009-2010
Exhibitions / Achievements
2023
Secret Walls Artist Residency - Featured Artist
2022
Ewukus Gallery “LA Baby’s” Solo Show - Los Angeles, CA
Warner Brothers “80 Years of Tweety” - Featured Artist - International Mural Campaign
MediCom x Designer Con Be@rbrick - Featured Artist - Domestic Limited Edition Release
Round 21 x WNBA Basketball Collaboration - Domestic Limited Edition Release
2021
LaLa Gallery “Art School Drop Out” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Sugarmynt Gallery “Ghostbusters” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Designer Con Ad Campaign Featured Artist / Vendor - Los Angeles, CA
Premiere League Fan Fest Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Hornitos “A Shot Worth Taking” Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Leanna Linn’s Wonderland “Let’s Grow Together” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Womanish Exhibition - Featured Artist - Miami, FL
Ewukus Gallery “Forever Love” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Vertical Gallery “It Was All A Dream” Group Show - Chicago, IL
Art Association of Jackson Hole “Who-Dunnit?” Group Show - Jackson, Wy
2020
Lexus “Art of the Driveway” Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Chicago Bulls - Artist Hat Series Featured Artist - Chicago, IL
Womanish Exhibition - Featured Artist - Chicago, IL
ESports X Madden - “99 Club Promo” Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Worcester Cultural Coalition “Give Me A Sign” Featured Artist - Worcester, MA
2019
Designer Con “Hamilltoon” Group Show - Anaheim, CA
Secret Walls LA Series 1 - Champion - Los Angeles, CA
Gallery 212 “Anniversary Exhibit” Group Show - New York, NY
StupidKrap x Dodgy Paper - “No Sleep Till GraySkull” Group Show - Melbourne, Australia
ComplexCon - All Star Press “Skewville Pizza” Featured Artist- Chicago, IL
Think Tank Gallery - “Nothing Cheezy” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Sony Pictures - “Ghostbusters Fan Fest” Featured Live Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Playboy - “Pride Is Good” Featured Artist - New York, NY
Secret Walls - “LA Series 1” Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
School Walls Series 1 - Featured Coach - Los Angeles, CA
Subliminal Projects - “Mr. Sparkle” Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Equinox X Secret Walls - Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Adidas Originals - Creator Series Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Gabba Gallery - “Nini’s Weenies” Solo Exhibition - Los Angeles, CA
2018
Designer Con - “Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Group Show” - Anaheim, CA
Buckwild Gallery - “Creepshow” - Los Angeles, CA
Wellness Energy Dispensary - “Love & Light” Solo Show - North Hollywood
Playboy - “Creatives for Climate” Benefit Auction - Los Angeles, CA
2017
All Star Press - "Funhouse: Art Oddities" - Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Leanna Linn's Wonderland - "California Love 2" - Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Think Tank Gallery - "Smokin' Drinkin' West Coastin'" - Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Keystone Art Space - "The N.E.Thing Goes Show" Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
New Balance x Liverpool FC - "125 Year Anniversary" Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Lightening In A Bottle - "Highlove Vitality" Featured Artist - Bradley, CA
Leanna Linn's Wonderland - "Mary Blair Tribute Show" - Los Angeles, CA
Low Res Agency - Solo Exhibition - Chicago, IL
Night on Broadway - DTLA Proud Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
2016
NYFW - "Awakening" Featured Artist - Ace Hotel, NYC
Leanna Linn's Wonderland - "Tiny Wonderland" - Los Angeles, CA
Electric Forest - "The Hangar" Performer - Rothbury, MI
UCLA - "UniTy" Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Keystone Artspace - "Group Show" - Los Angeles, CA
Secret Walls - "Battle Royale" Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Secret Walls x APA Talent Agency - Featured Artist - Los Angeles, CA
Intelligentsia - "Love and Be Loved" Solo Show - Chicago, IL
Revolution Brewery - "Art Gives Me Hope" - Group Show - Chicago, IL
Adidas - "Ace 16 x Monorex" Featured Artist- Los Angeles, CA
Galerie F - "You Are Beautiful" - Chicago, IL
2015
Virgin Hotels x Bucketfeet - "Artist in Residence: Nina Palomba" - Solo Show - Chicago, IL
Galerie F - "Galerie F Third Anniversary: YAB DIY" - Chicago, IL
Secret Walls x Bucketfeet - "Art Battle" Featured Artist - Chicago, IL
Electric Forest - "The Hangar" Performative Collaborator - Rothbury, MI
Bucketfeet - "Chicago Flag Series" - Chicago, IL
Fulton Market Kitchen - "5x5 Artist Series" Featured Artist - Chicago, IL
Coachella - "Corporate Headquarters" Installation Collaborator - Indio, CA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - "What's My Job?" Featured Speaker - Chicago, IL
2014
Threadless - "(Art)wareness" - Chicago, IL
Salvage One - "Art Give Me Hope" - Chicago, IL
Center for Book and Paper Gallery, Columbia College - "Art 2 Make" - Chicago, IL
National Museum of Wildlife Art - "Wonder Cabinet: A Collection of Curiosities" - Jackson, WY
2013
Sullivan Galleries - SAIC - "BFA Undergraduate Exhibition" - Chicago, IL
Echoes of Chicago - "Happy Birthday Chicago" - Chicago, IL
Conaway Center, Columbia College - "Chicago Zine Fest" - Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art - "0P3NR3P0" - Chicago, IL
The Sullivan Center - SAIC - "Crossing The Palisades" - Chicago, IL
MoMA - "Abstract Currents" - New York, NY
The Peanut Gallery - "Better Left Unsaid" - Solo Exhibition - Chicago, IL
Thee Eye Gallery - "Shove It!" - Des Moines, IA
2012
Residential Gallery Space – “Sweatshop Summer Camp” – Chicago, IL
Jackson Hole Center for the Arts – “Jackson Rising : A selective Index of Local Artists” – Jackson,WY
Elephant Room Gallery - "Sketch Event Fundraiser" -Chicago, IL
National Museum of Wildlife Art - "Silverspot: A Graphic Novel" - Jackson, WY
John M. Flaxman Library - "15th Annual CO-OP Professional Project Show" - Chicago, IL
Interviews / PresS
Popsockets x nina’s world - customizer collaboration
“80 YEARS OF TWEETY” INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN - FEATURED ARTIST
Chromatic and dynamic: two words to describe Nina Palomba’s portfolio.
From old-school tattoo designs to mural art, Palomba’s diverse creative experience brings her optimistic perspective across illustration, production design, and everything in between. With Palomba’s “All Love” mantra, the Los Angeles-based artist focuses on creating colorful, upbeat art that inspires positivity and spreads love and happiness.
With over a decade’s worth of professional experience in fine arts to entertainment production, Palomba has worked for various global studios, consumer brands, and media companies, such as Looney Tunes, Warner Brothers, WNBA, and Adidas. Palomba’s original artwork has been featured across TV, film, commercials, retailers, and publications such as Playboy, Juxtapoz, and LA Weekly. With an independent storefront, NNZWRLD, Palomba sells original products, including a limited edition MediCom Toy BE@RBRICK, the Happy Heart collection, and bespoke paintings and sculptures. Palomba is also currently a tattoo apprentice at Proud of You LA. -CREATIVELY
LEXUS ART OF THE DRIVEWAY - FEATURED ARTIST
ADIDAS WALLPAPERS / BACKGROUNDS - FEATURED ARTIST
Playboy “Pride Is Good “ - FEATURED ARTIST
“My ears are a note to all to live with pride and love with pride. You are beautiful, colorful and loved by many because of who YOU are.”
Playboy “Creatives for Climate” - featured artist
"Despite the variety of what people pull while reading Playboy, there is a bunny for everyone."
LA WEEKLY MEET AN ARTIST MONDAY - INTERVIEW
NBC SPORTS - CHICAGO BULLS / nbcsports - INTERVIEW
Visual Magazine - “Animated dreams in Technicolor” feature
"Welcome to this adventure that shows that dreams can also be in Technicolor."
Secret Walls Podcast - Episode 001 - interview
Think Tank Gallery “Nothing Cheezy” INTERVIEW
The Art Gorgeous - From Wild West to Vans
“I feel the art world has become more encompassing than ever before. It’s very exciting to see the freedoms artists and creatives are embracing outside of traditional media.”
Matt Gondek’s Harsh Truth - Episode 46: Nina Palomba
“I want to make art with a message”
Beautify Earth: Interview with Artist Nina Palomba
"I've always been myself with my work... I really am one with what I am making."
Gay City News: DTLA Proud "Summer Trap" - Nina Palomba
"Going beyond gender and into an artist’s identity and how that has become a bigger narrative in art making."
Supahcute Artist Interview Series - Nina Palomba
"Going beyond gender and into an artist’s identity and how that has become a bigger narrative in art making."
https://supahcute.com/2017/05/15/artist-interview-nina-palomba/
Enter the Wonderful Toon World of Nina Palomba - Threadless
“I’m aiming to turn “Love and Be Loved” into a campaign that in hopes will move across the country to be painted in all different types of neighborhoods, with all types of communities to get this simple message out there. That simple phrase has done a lot for me and has triggered a drive to go one step beyond with my art.”
https://blog.threadless.com/enter-the-wonderful-toon-world-of-nina-palomba/
Uncensored Vision: Featured Artist - L.A. Eyeworks
Jon Van Hamersveld Documentary
"Being an artist is a journey... those who are truly creative will never stop"
https://vimeo.com/172244908
Virgin Hotels, Bucketfeet, and THE Nina Palomba
"This is only the beginning of her toon town world domination"
http://thechicagolite.com/virgin-hotels-nina-palomba/
Artist in Residence: Virgin Hotels x Bucketfeet
"Her euphoric happiness is apparent in all of her incredibly hip masterpieces"
https://virginhotels.com/2015/09/14/artist-in-residence-nina-palomba/
Introducing The Whimsical World of Nina Palomba - Threadless
"Through the use of colors, It's easier for me to tell stories. I can express specific energies, brightness and emotion"
https://blog.threadless.com/introducing-the-whimsical-world-of-nina-palomba/
The Colorful World of Nina Palomba - The Chicagolite
"In a city filled to the brim with graffiti and murals, Nina's colorful and cheerful works of art can easily be recognized in a lineup."
http://thechicagolite.com/nina-palomba/
Fox 32 - Dawn's Dish / 5x5 Artist Series Fulton Market Kitchen
"She's painted her way around the city."
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/clip/11489678/dawns-dish-fulton-market-kitchen
A Q&A with THE Student Conservation Association
"Painting a new portrait of Urban Renewal in Chicago"
http://www.thesca.org/news/qa-artist-nina-palomba
Little Me: Nina Palomba - The Experience Magazine
"The life of a true artist will only desire to do what she loves to do."
http://issuu.com/expm/docs/version1/24
