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Principally a realist with a focus in drawing, Nickerson works in acrylic, oil, and fabric. People familiar with Carla's art enjoy looking for her frequent idiosyncrasies - out of place details in an otherwise realist or photo-realist work. Producing almost exclusively character studies and portraits, she feels her calling is to heal and empower people of color by offering a look beyond the Eurocentric standard of beauty that she believes besieges us daily.