about
book + graphic designer, visual artist
based in Basel, Switzerland
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My practice operates at the intersection of art and design, where projects develop through research, visual exploration, and a process-oriented approach.
Coming from a background in architecture, my design practice is rooted in thoughtful consideration of spatial, tactile, and temporal elements. Working across visual communication projects, specifically book design and printed matter, I maintain a critical eye on detail, materiality, and sensory experience.
My work as a visual artist questions the human condition and how we live. I am particularly interested in exploring concepts of time, nature, and nonverbal communication – in relation to ourselves and other living and non-living beings. Through multidisciplinarity and iterative experimentation, my practice primarily includes works on paper, such as mixed-media drawing, film photography, analog printing processes, and bookmaking.
open to collaborative projects, commissions, and
freelance work. full portfolio is available upon request.
︎︎︎nicole.salnikov@gmail.com
fields of work:
book design
editorial design
graphic design
art direction
screenprinting
bookbinding
analog photography
drawing
mixed media
collage
based in Basel, Switzerland
My practice operates at the intersection of art and design, where projects develop through research, visual exploration, and a process-oriented approach.
Coming from a background in architecture, my design practice is rooted in thoughtful consideration of spatial, tactile, and temporal elements. Working across visual communication projects, specifically book design and printed matter, I maintain a critical eye on detail, materiality, and sensory experience.
My work as a visual artist questions the human condition and how we live. I am particularly interested in exploring concepts of time, nature, and nonverbal communication – in relation to ourselves and other living and non-living beings. Through multidisciplinarity and iterative experimentation, my practice primarily includes works on paper, such as mixed-media drawing, film photography, analog printing processes, and bookmaking.
open to collaborative projects, commissions, and
freelance work. full portfolio is available upon request.
︎︎︎nicole.salnikov@gmail.com
fields of work:
book design
editorial design
graphic design
art direction
screenprinting
bookbinding
analog photography
drawing
mixed media
collage
recent exhibitions
Mirrors
group exhibition
Nova Silo, Franck Areal
Basel, Switzerland
June 2026
Processes of (un)becoming
Spalenberg 27
Basel, Switzerland
July 2025
two solitudes
duo exhibition with Nicolas Coia
im Schaufenster
Basel, Switzerland
September 2024
Experiments
group exhibition
Photobastei
Zürich, Switzerland
May 2024
Conversations / Conversazioni
group exhibition
Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome
Rome, Italy
March 2024
NEXT GENERATION Diplomausstellung
The Basel School of Design HGK
Basel, Switzerland
September 2022
artist residencies
2026: Laimun, Sardinia, Italy
2022: ÖRES, Örö, Finland
2018: Can Serrat, El Bruc, Spain
publications / awards
A New Forgetting
Mixed media artwork
Summit Journal Issue 321, Fall 2024
Tuesdays in the Park, 2016
Cover art, 35mm photography
The London Magazine, August/September 2024
The Spirit of J&H
Silkscreen print, limited edition
Summit Journal Issue 320, Spring 2024
NewOne Award, Finalist 2022
Editorial Design
Basel, Switzerland
education
2020–2022
Master of Arts in Visual Communication and Iconic Research
The Basel School of Design
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst HGK, FHNW
Basel, Switzerland
2010–2014
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA, USA
work experience
2023–current: visual artist, freelance book and graphic designer
2014, 2017–2020: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in Philadelphia, PA, USA
2016: Kreider + O’Leary in London, UK
2015: Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi in Philadelphia, PA, USA
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