Heather Nickels

Heather Nickels is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University in the City of New York, as well as an independent curator, archivist, arts writer and consultant. 

Over the last decade, Nickels has written for several in-person and virtual exhibitions at commercial galleries, museums and arts foundations; edited art historical texts for online publications and projects; and provided research support to various artists and curators. 

Nickels graduated cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University in May 2016 with a major in Art History, and completed her M.A. with Distinction in the History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London, U.K. in 2019. She has extensive professional experience in arts nonprofits, for-profit institutions and in the fashion design industry.