Nicole Hayden was born in Skokie IL, and brought up in Chicago. She attended art programs during her youth -- including Marwen Foundation, Gallery 37, and The Art Institute of Chicago — that influenced her education at the University of Kansas, where she focused on painting and printmaking. She continued her fine art education at The California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco California, where Hadyen experimented and explored figurative painting. Her work has shown in various art venues in the Bay Area including, Southern Exposure, Sanchez Art Center, Gensler, Nexus gallery, The Lab, 111 Minna, Hang Art and Adler &Co. She lives and works as an artist in San Francisco.