Leslie Nichols uses a variety of found and original text to create visual imagery. Her experiments with text and image led to an NEA Studio Residency Grant from Women’s Studio Workshop where she created her first letterpress prints. Additional granting organizations include the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the American Association of University Women, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her work is in public collections, including the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, the Evansville Museum, and Liquitex Artist Materials. Notable publications featuring her work include Typewriter Art: A Modern Anthology (2014) and The Art of Typewriting (2015). For further information, visit www.leslienicholsart.com.