Nicole Packard is a State College artist and art educator whose work explores the intersection of reality and fantasy. Nicole, who teaches at Park Forest Middle School, has a solo exhibition, Mindscapes, showing in Schlow's Betsy Rodgers Allen Art Gallery throughout January.

We chat with Nicole about how she got started in art, her work, and teaching art to the next generation of artists.

Nicole Packard: https://www.scasd.org/Page/25479