About June Ni
I’m June Ni, a self-taught artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina. After a career in technology, I became a full-time artist in 2021. I now paint in watercolor and acrylic, finding subjects in the things I love: flowers, plants in pots, quiet rooms, and landscapes from my travels.
My paintings are loose and semi-abstract, with simplified shapes, visible brushwork, and unexpected touches of color. I’m drawn to the way a few marks can suggest a branch, a familiar room, or light on water, leaving space for your own associations.
I also love choosing frames and finding places for art among books, dishes, and everyday objects. My hope is that you’ll find something here you want to live with, whether it’s a small original for your shelf, a print for your wall, or a card to send to someone you love.
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Selected Exhibition History
Sep 4 - Sep 25, 2026 - Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, “Teeny Tiny Trifecta 9” curated annual exhibition
Aug 28 - Oct 9, 2026 - Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, South Carolina, “2026 Small Works Art Competition & Exhibition”
Jun 17 - Aug 23, 2026 - Mint Museum Uptown, “Transformation”
May 2 - Jun 13, 2026 - the VAPA Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, “Exploration”
April 10 - May 2, 2026 - Artfields Festival, Lake City, SC
Jan 20 - Mar 7, 2026 - Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, North Carolina, “Director’s Choice Exhibition”
Dec 6, 2025 - Feb 14, 2026, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, “Winter Show”
Sep 5 – Sep 26, 2025, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, “Teeny Tiny Trifecta 8” curated annual exhibition
Aug. 1 - Sept. 6, 2025, Rock Hill, the Arts Council of York County’s 36th Annual Juried Competition
April 23 - May 26, 2025, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, “Guilding the Mint” Exhibition
Sep 15 - Oct 1, 2023, Charlotte International Art Festival, “The Journey” Exhibition
Apr 14 - Aug 31, 2023, James May Gallery, Online exclusive through Artsy, “Small Works 2023”
Dec 1 - Dec 4, 2022, Jada Art Fair at Miami Art Week 2022, Miami Beach, Florida, “Metaverse Exhibition”
Jun 22 - Jun 25, 2022, NowHere Gallery, NYC, “Women of the World NFT Exhibition”
June 2022, Art Fluent Gallery, Massachusetts, “Wabi Sabi”
Dec 3, 2021 – Jan 1, 2022, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina. “Best of the East”
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Awards
“Stone and Ivy”, Honorable Mention Award at the VAPA center Exploration exhibition, 2026.
“White Flowers I”, Honorable Mention Award at the Guild of Charlotte Artists Summer Show, 2023.
“Cosmic Nexus”, Special Recognition Award in the “Abstract” exhibition Photography & Digital category. Light Space & Time, 2023.
“2022 Searching for the Light”, Honorable Mention Award at the Guild of Charlotte Artists Summer Show, 2022.
“2020 Lantern Festival - Shadowed by the New Coronavirus”, Second Place in the Abstract/Experimental category of the Artist Magazine Annual Art Competition, Student Division, 2020.