https://www.gabynighanart.com/home daily 1.0 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/d535c96d-a199-461b-80c8-1bad863c3de0/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_MidnightInAPerfectWorld_OilonLinen.jpg Home Gaby Nighan. "Midnight in a Perfect World." 2024. Oil on Linen. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/384bb8d1-db93-44f0-8214-38b84987942d/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_LizSeatedCrop_OilonACM.jpg Home Gaby Nighan. "Liz Seated." 2024. Oil on ACM. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/3d95c489-9e42-43d0-b050-d6dce70664a0/GabrielaNighan_DigitalPainting_Portrait_Woman_ProcreateoniPad.jpg Home Gaby Nighan. "Woman." 2021. Procreate on iPad. 1668 x 2388px. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/482f04c3-cb4e-4ac6-a54d-873e9be205c7/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_AshariStandingCrop_OilonACM.jpg Home A nude man with dark skin, natural curly hair, and a mustache, standing against a textured beige background. He has a contemplative expression and is looking slightly to the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/48b8056d-35b5-4c41-b284-459fdc9a1ff5/GabrielaNighan_DigitalPainting_Portrait_Folds_ProcreateoniPad.jpg Home Gaby Nighan. "Folds." 2021. Procreate on iPad. 6144 x 8192px. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/e62f3863-f191-45fd-b2b7-77cef2f0c33f/GabrielaNighan_Drawing_Cast_HandCast_GraphiteonPaper.jpg Home Gaby Nighan. "Hand Cast." 2022. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://www.gabynighanart.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/d463509f-ce30-4c8f-a2b4-e51e937919a1/Screen+Shot+2026-03-15+at+10.36.55+AM.png About - Bio Gaby Nighan (b. 1995) is a Colombian-American realist painter known for her figurative and portrait works. She is completing classical training at Grand Central Atelier in Queens, New York, where she also teaches drawing. Through color and investigation of the figure, she explores psychology, cultural identity and the human experience. Gaby was a finalist in the Art Renewal Center 18th International Salon. Her work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries across Europe and the United States. Education 2022-present - Core Program at Grand Central Atelier. Queens, New York. 2021 - 12-Week Drawing & Painting Intensive Workshop with Melissa Franklin Sanchez. The Florence Academy of Art. Florence, Italy. 2013-2017 - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Minor in Fine Art, University of California, Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. Awards 18th International ARC Salon Recipient of MEAM Exhibition Award Publications December 2025 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine “Three to Watch” Selected Shows 2026 18th International ARC Salon, Sotheby’s, NYC, USA 2026 MEAM Realism 26 Show, Barcelona, Spain 2025 New Salem Museum of Art International Painting Competition Finalist Show, New Salem, MA, USA 2025 Cold Snap Winter Exhibition, Brooklyn NY, USA 2024 Grand Central Atelier End of Year Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC, USA 2023 Grand Central Atelier End of Year Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC, USA 2023 Hudson River Fellowship Show, Mashomack Club, Pine Plains, NY USA Teaching Figure Drawing, Grand Central Atelier, NYC, USA Figure Drawing, Drawing America, NYC, USA https://www.gabynighanart.com/work daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/44bfcedc-d733-4122-9378-555d0d7e8044/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_MidnightInAPerfectWorld_OilonLinen.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Midnight in a Perfect World." 2024. Oil on Linen. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/b8a2def1-5d38-434d-b400-6458a2c036ea/GabyNighan_Painting_Portrait_Alquimia_OilonLinen.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Alquimia." 2026. Oil on Linen. 15" x 15". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/5a94bc6a-96f3-4247-8639-1b56b2fc0911/GabyNighan_Painting_SelfPortrait_Yagya_OilonLinen.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Yagya." 2025. Oil on Linen. 24" x 30". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/f8251ef8-ab18-4f2d-9acf-8e644923c63f/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_SelfPortraitat29_OilonPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Self Portrait at 29." 2024. Oil on Paper. 6" x 8". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/4937a277-9dbe-45cf-abfe-9e79815091e3/GabyNighan_Izzy.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Izzie." 2024. Oil on Linen. 12" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/2f8e6217-3132-4666-9903-4c5880f508ba/GabyNighan_Painting_SelfPortrait_Sombra_OilonPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Sombra." 2025. Oil on Paper. 11" x 17". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/8832391b-1d12-4f7b-92e5-9615cc93f296/GabyNighan_Painting_BettyStudy_OilonLinen.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Betty." 2025. Oil on Linen. 10.75" x 17.25". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/26171d6d-1100-4292-afdb-4086dcbc32f1/GabyNighan_Painting_Figure_AudreySeated_OilOnLinen.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Audrey." 2025. Oil on Panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/6aa1a4db-46e5-42c3-b605-caf49cc23f92/GabyNighan_Painting_FrancisStudy_OilonPanel.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Francis." 2025. Oil on Panel. 11" x 14". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/24498158-de14-41e0-b1c1-be9368750deb/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_LizSeatedCrop_OilonACM.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Liz Seated." 2024. Oil on ACM. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/f527d2a0-cb63-4eab-a537-5381a8eac0e6/IMG_8973.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Jasmin." 2024. Oil on paper. 12" x 15". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/77e0da77-d5bf-40a1-90a9-bc76cef63440/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_AshariStanding_OilonACM.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Ashari Standing." 2024. Oil on ACM. 12" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/c68ade92-4d99-493c-b25b-333b26d5f444/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Figure_MariaSeated_OilonACM.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Maria Seated." 2024. Oil on ACM. 15" x 19". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/65580566-3a19-428b-aa74-9997a9930090/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Portrait_Betty_OilonLinen.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Betty." 2024. Oil on linen. 10" x 12". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/3cad530c-b85f-4e0d-ae66-b0c40a797872/213B5CAC-93CD-43C2-995B-03671F96BB8F_1_105_c.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Cathy." 2024. Oil on linen. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/875eb7b5-f0c3-4281-9432-8b7d72e388d5/453F6FC9-48A8-493C-A9E0-F83715BF570E_1_105_c.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Austin." 2024. Oil on linen. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/f86d395b-101f-4948-bfdc-e34ca62f51e9/35CB81E2-554E-4BF4-831C-4233E1CE8002_1_105_c.jpeg Work Master copy of Thomas Anshutz' "A Rose." Completed during the Metropolitan Museum Copyist Program Spring 2024. Oil on aluminum panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/9a0b9e59-71ab-4ff8-ab9e-dbd1719af950/GabyNighan_Drawing_Figure_Ricardo_GraphiteOnPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Ricardo." 2025. Graphite on paper. 18"x24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/5bb335af-fab8-4d08-847d-55209153c7f4/GabyNighan_Drawing_Figure_Violet_GraphiteOnPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Violet." 2025. Graphite on paper. 18"x24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/c66d8f0c-e672-4117-9257-b5c60a3de434/GabyNighan_Drawing_Figure_Emily_GraphiteOnPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Emily." 2026. Graphite on paper. 18"x24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/0430d6a1-5941-408d-b799-6bdd4aee83af/GabyNighan_Drawing_Figure_Ike_GraphiteOnPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Ike." 2025. Graphite and white chalk on hand-toned paper. 11"x17". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/d4dde4ad-7f8d-4d6e-8cca-9936a93224ee/IMG_8967.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Aura in Pink." 2023. Graphite and white chalk on hand-toned paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/e06f6c96-ee96-4176-9177-7f655379c165/583F5B6F-DA4F-4175-A015-5FE81D88489E_1_201_a.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Freddy with his hair down." 2024. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/8c2f138a-d78f-40a5-8ed0-ffbbcca75202/GabyNighan_Drawing_PortraitSketch_Liz_GraphiteOnPaper.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Sketch of Liz." 2026. Graphite on Hand-Toned Paper. 10" x 10". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/5a6c853c-e43a-453e-9da2-362de876e910/GabrielaNighan_Drawing_Figure_AleSeated_GraphiteonPaper.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Ale." 2023. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/02e987a4-9b8d-4255-8271-ca648752961e/GabrielaNighan_Drawing_Figure_SarahStanding_GraphiteonPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Sarah." 2023. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/5deabde4-c7a2-4de3-92a5-896ad962849a/IMG_7499.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Jasmin." 2022. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/8efe6492-4b81-4a52-bb37-67d724034cf6/GabrielaNighan_Drawing_Figure_FreddySeated_GraphiteonPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Freddy." 2023. Graphite on paper. 18" x 24". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/198dde75-55f3-45c3-b2f6-46b97b1ba793/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Landscape_LosYarigui%CC%81es_OilonPaper.jpeg Work Gabriela Nighan. "Los Yariguíes." 2023. Oil on paper. 6 1/2" x 4 3/4". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/31f07163-784e-4516-80c4-90d14e8f0004/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Landscape_SunsetOverMesaDeLosSantosDetail_OilonPaper.jpg Work Gaby Nighan. "Sunset Over Mesa de Los Santos." 2023. Oil on paper. 6 1/2" x 5 1/2". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/b1a71e28-d460-45dc-83bd-ecba2e8f2b9e/GabrielaNighan_Drawing_Figure_SalisburyTree_GraphiteonPaper.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Wise friend." 2023. Graphite and white chalk on hand-toned paper. 9" x 12". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/4840ed48-443a-4ce6-ac0d-596179195a8e/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Landscape_CallesSecretasDeBarichara_OilonACM.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Calles Secretas de Barichara." 2023. Oil on aluminum panel. 7" x 7". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c0450511492018fbf04987/89fe826e-b5df-41bf-a579-e93fe33eea1b/GabrielaNighan_Painting_Landscape_PopcornSunset_OilonPaper.jpeg Work Gaby Nighan. "Popcorn Sunset." 2023. 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