“Born in 1990 in Queens New York, Nicole joined LAND in January of 2016. Her saturated compositions are portraits of her loved ones. Nicole has drawn Israeli flags and mussels in dedication to her Israeli neighbor who has a thing for shellfish. Her drawings of animal eyes and Russian boxes are for her mother, a Russian ophthalmologist. Organized in dense rows, Appel illustrates her figures with great detail, each a world of their own.”

– Words from LAND, a unique nonprofit day habilitation program that teaches life skills through the modality of art. Based in Brooklyn, NY.

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