Nicole McLaughlin is a ceramic and fiber artist. As a daughter of an American father and Mexican mother, her identity has long been shaped by a collision of two cultures. Nicole was born and raised in Massachusetts but spent much of her early childhood in Mexico. As a first generation Mexican-American she is heavily influenced by her multicultural upbringing and her childhood memories of visiting her mother’s hometown in Mexico. Nicole received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Mo. Her studio practice engages in the preservation of craft traditions through intentional reinvention. Nicole draws inspiration from Mexican ceramics, textiles, and cultural tradition to explore the intersection of motherhood, femininity and cultural inheritance. The reflection on her evolving identity after becoming a mother has brought with it, the greatest responsibility—to foster a connection that transcends time.
