Nikkolas Smith

@nikkolas_smith

Artivist / Bestselling Author / #1 NYT Bestselling Illustrator Concept Artist (Sinners๐Ÿ†, Wakanda, Tyrone, Judas,etc) Los Angeles via Hampton U via HOU
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๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘พ๐’† is NOW AVAILABLE Nationwide!!!!! My first hand painted picture book is here yallโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค“๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽจโœจ And itโ€™s about the brilliant origins of humanity. The first ancestors of Every. Person. On. This. Earth. Order your copy today!! (link in Bio/Stories!) Please comment your thoughts on the book, like and share! 5.20.25 #bookstagram #TheHistoryOfWE #Penguin #school #explore #Summer Huge shoutout to @tweetpathi @jazymberto and the entire team at @kokilabooks @penguinrandomhouse ! @penguinkids ! @vanecool couldnโ€™t do any of this without you ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ 5-2-0-2-5
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11 months ago
The SmokeStack twins captured by Nikkolas Smith with special edition @blackwing pencils. Experience #SinnersMovie - only in theaters April 18. Get tickets now: Link in bio.
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1 year ago
The last few years have been wild. ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿš€ Hereโ€™s a recap of this Artivism journey that Iโ€™ve embarked on, and why I do what I do. Shoutout to my wife and manager @vanecool for being the driving force behind so much of this and for crafting this amazing reel! ๐Ÿคฏ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ #Artivism ! #TheArtivist #ArtAsActivism #ArtAsTherapy #NikkolasSmith #Art
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2 years ago
Thousands are marching in ๐‘บ๐’†๐’๐’Ž๐’‚ right now, in opposition to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. A beautiful reflection of this historic moment that @tamekafryerbrown and I captured in our picture book โ€œThat Flagโ€. ๐˜—๐˜š: ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜œ๐˜š ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธโœจ
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10 hours ago
A Motherโ€™s Day throwback to one of my early picture books: ๐— ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿ™‚ thankful for the encouragement, guidance, compassion, and room to experiment that a Mother provides. ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ’› Happy Motherโ€™s Day!
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Beyond grateful for Karen and JaMia to spend the morning in conversation with Artivist and Illustrator Nikkolas Smith, then go with him to deliver a workshop to 1st and 2nd graders at Barnard Elementary Public School in DC. Every child got a free signed copy of The Artivist. ๐Ÿ’ฏ We got to see a early copy of his next book due out October 6, 2026! Another special contribution to Artivism, children's books, and Literary Arts. Such a warm and humble individual. We're excited to build and support Nikkolas work as it sits within The Artivism Library Collection. Thank you Kerri, @aobfound for setting it up. Social Art and Culture is excited to continue building something special with you all. Lastly to Principal Dr. Reid, Security Officer Ms. Brenda, and Librarian Ms. Madera โค๏ธ...amazing leadership! #bannedbooks #unbanned #freedomtoread #childrensbooks #artivism
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8 days ago
Thank you @brotherjones_ for your statement in Tennessee today. While Black political power is (il)legally stripped away in TN, the cheerleaders of segregation, racism, and enslavement pat themselves on the backโ€ฆ Unacceptable. #ThatFlag has no place here. Huge thank you to @garrisonh for your reporting and capturing this moment in history ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพ
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9 days ago
๐Ÿ’ก๐ŸŽSome of the best teachers I had in high school (and professors at Hampton University) were the ones who helped me to ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘› certain things in life. Itโ€™s an essential part of educational justice. Itโ€™s why I wrote and painted ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘พ๐’†. Teacher Appreciation Week is this Monday - Friday! ๐ŸŽ“โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸพThank a teacher who helped you or your loved ones! #ThingsIKnewToBeTrue #TeacherAppreciationWeek
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13 days ago
yet another day of the Supreme Court right-wing majority dragging us back to the 1960โ€™s ๐Ÿ™„ Equality is not a difficult concept. #VotingRights #Dissent
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17 days ago
โ€œAND SO AS YOU CAN SEEโ€ฆ. We need a ๐‘บ๐’–๐’‘๐’“ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’‡๐’†แต€แดน ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’“๐’๐’๐’Ž to protect us, when Secret Service just canโ€™t cut itโ€ฆ I didnโ€™t want to have to bring this upโ€ฆ Iโ€™m so glad I just happened to attend my first ever WHC Dinner last night so I could witness just how much we need this Ballroom, and Iโ€™m not even thinking about Midterms who said Midterms?โ€ DJT ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿคก
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20 days ago
this Earth is the only home we have, and I want my son to be able to live on a healthy planet. We gotta take care of this place ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ #EarthDay #MotherEarth (Some of these pieces you can find on Nikkolas.art ๐ŸŽจโœจ)
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๐Ÿ“šโ˜€๏ธStorytime in the Bronx w/ Obama and Mamdani! โ€ฆthese New York kiddos are living their best life =) how can I sign up? #SundaySketch #BarackAndZohran
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