th - century ▁American ▁d anc ers ▁Category : W omen ▁invent ors ▁Category : N ail ▁pol ish <0x0A> </s> ▁N icole ▁Kill ian ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁media ▁artist ▁and ▁design ▁educ ator ▁based ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁N icole ▁Kill ian ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁Sic ilian - American ▁Catholic ▁family . ▁They ▁earned ▁their ▁M . F . A ▁from ▁C ran bro ok ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁their ▁B . F . A ▁from ▁Ro chester ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Their ▁under grad uate ▁studies ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁D ess au ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁Bau haus . ▁Their ▁background ▁is ▁in ▁graph ic ▁design ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁digital ▁G IF s , ▁publishing , ▁and ▁writing ▁that ▁de als ▁with ▁que ern ess , ▁girl hood ▁and ▁popular ▁culture . ▁Kill ian ▁lives ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁where ▁they ▁teach ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Commonwealth ▁University . ▁Pre viously , ▁they ▁taught ▁at ▁Min ne apolis ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁Kill ian ' s ▁first ▁solo ▁show ▁J E LL Y ▁was ▁at ▁Sad ie ▁Hal ie ▁Project s ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Kill ian ▁also ▁showed ▁at