Nicole Shaffer

Teaching Artist, Float

STAFF MEMBER SINCE 2025

By Gerald Wiggins

Nicole lives in Oakland and so did their grandma. They graduated from SF State University in 2022 with a MFA in sculpture and installation art. Nicole loves art and in their free time is probably in their studio making things or spending time with friends and loved ones. Nicole was a fellow at Kala Art institute and Headlands Center for the Arts, and was an exhibiting artist in Bay Area Now 9 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Their work has been exhibited at galleries and museums in the Bay Area including YBCA, Southern Exposure, SOMArts, 500 Capp Street, 41 Ross, and Root Division. 

Nicole loves working at Creativity Explored because they wholeheartedly believe that art changes lives and they are delighted to bear witness to that every day. They enjoy learning together with the expert artists they have the privilege of working with.

Website: https://www.nicolekshaffer.com/