An artist sitting in a room filled with paintings and artwork, including a large oval portrait of a person's profile with stickers on it, a photo of a man in a seated pose wearing blue pants, and other artworks leaning against the wall.

Nicko Cecchini is an acrylic painter based in Toronto. Educated in Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa, he currently works as a painting specialist for renowned Cree artist Kent Monkman and has displayed works internationally. His work explores notions of self commodification, brand identity and commercialism and its effects on queer culture. His interests also include sexuality, environmentalism, politics and pop culture.