Nicole grew up in Atlanta, the capital of the American deep South. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BFA in design and psychology, snarly hair, and a plane ticket to New York City. Nicole then worked in advertising in NYC for a year and a half. After having had her fingers crossed for quite some time, Fabrica (www.fabrica.it), The United Colors of Benetton’s young artists’ research center in Italy, selected her to become part their graphics department in March 2005. She spent fourteen months there in the company of immensely talented international artists, creating socially responsible graphics and illustrations with a psychological flair. Nicole is currently living in Brooklyn. She spents a lot of time asking people from all walks of life, “What do you want to do before you die?” (www.beforeidieiwantto.org) and posting a photo every single day for the last year of her twenties (www.diary29.com). Her claims to fame are that her "Boys in my life thus far" comic was described as "brilliantly conceived" and "wonderful" by Stefan Sagmeister and her "Piece of Meat" work was exhibited in the Centre Pompidou in Paris.