Nicole Duennebier received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Maine College of Art with a major in painting. Her BFA thesis work was most influenced by research into the coastal ecosystems of Maine. In 2006, she was awarded the Monhegan Island Artists’ Residency. On the island, she continued her work with sea life and perceived a natural connection between the darkness and intricacy of undersea regions and the aesthetic of 16th-century Dutch still-life painting.
In 2008, Duennebier moved to the Boston area and now lives and works in Malden. She is a 2016 and 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Painting Fellow, and her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and New Britain Museum of American Art.
Instagram: @nicoleduennebier