Person outdoors next to a wooden fence, surrounded by greenery.

About the Artist

June Ni is a watercolor artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina. With a background in digital media, she now works primarily in watercolor, drawn to its softness, spontaneity, and quiet emotional resonance.

Her paintings explore nature, memory, and small moments of delight—distilling each subject into calm, approachable forms. Working in focused series, June captures a range of moods and themes:

Seen and Felt, expressive landscapes where emotion and atmosphere meet

Eats and Escapes, playful food vignettes that invite joy and nostalgia

The Little Barn Society, whimsical portraits of animals full of quiet charm

– and Patina, a curated selection of digital works from an earlier chapter.

Each series reflects her evolving visual language and her belief in the beauty of slow, intentional art.

Representation / Online Store

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  • Selected Exhibition History

    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”

    Jun 2 – Aug 2, 2020, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas. “Creative Distancing”

    Apr 7 – Oct 31, 2020, ILA Gallery, Denver, Colorado. “Artist Relief Spotlight”

    Mar 13 – Apr 17, 2020, 3 Square Art Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado. “The NOOBAA | Non-Objective Abstract Art 2nd Annual National Fine Art Exhibition”

  • Awards

    “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.

    “Ambition”, Special Merit Award in the “All Women” exhibition Photography & Digital category. Light Space & Time, 2020.

  • Events

    September 2021 The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Publication

    Suboart Magazine - Illuminating the Beauty of Science. May 2023

    Golden Moment Observica Magazine - Prime 2021. November 2021

Community Involvement

  • Speaking

    Artist talk “From Kiln to Canvas” at Belmont Abbey College, April 2024

    Lecture on "AI Art: A New Frontier for Artistic Exploration" at Queens University of Charlotte, 10/25/2023

    Member speaker at Guild of Charlotte Artists May 2023 Program

    Artist guest speaker at Bank of America 2022 AAPI celebration conference.