![Red heart, blue unicorn, glitter, racoon painting, text "mom i want a drum set](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/1_Tullo_Nicole_JFK_2021_1-Nicole-Tullo-1102x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, J.F.K, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, graphite, and embellishment on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
As a child I taught myself to use art to deal with trauma and mental health issues. I continue to employ art now as I unpack the boxes of pain that I have hoarded over the years. My oil paintings–full of fuzzy white space, glitter, and immature scribbles–convey the story of my neglect and my constant battle with memory.
![Red heart, blue unicorn, glitter, racoon painting, text “mom i want a drum set” detail.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/2_Tullo_Nicole_JFK_2021_2-Nicole-Tullo-900x563.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, J.F.K(detail), 2021. Oil paint, glitter, graphite, and embellishment on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
![Red heart, blue unicorn, glitter, racoon painting, text “mom i want a drum set”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/3_Tullo_Nicole_JFK_2021_3-Nicole-Tullo-884x600.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, J.F.K, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, graphite, and embellishments on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
![White painting with drawing of teddy bear, gold glitter, scribbles and text “i ran so fast and far away from you”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/4_-Tullo_Nicole_2ndGrade_2021_1-Nicole-Tullo-665x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, 2nd Grade, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, colored pencils, crayon, and embellishments on canvas. 24 x 20 inches.
![Painting of a baby crawling, primary color balloons, butterfly and a rose. Text “ i fell in love with the sickness because it was poetic”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/5_Tullo_Nicole_WahlAvenue_2021_1-Nicole-Tullo-1073x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, Wahl Avenue, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, and embellishments on canvas. 40 x 30 inches.
![Painting of a baby crawling, primary color balloons, butterfly and a rose. Text “ i fell in love with the sickness because it was poetic”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/6_Tullo_Nicole_WahlAvenue_2021_2-Nicole-Tullo-622x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, Wahl Avenue(detail), 2021. Oil paint, glitter, and embellishments on canvas. 40 x 30 inches.
![Pink and white painting of a baby with a pacifier, rainbow, and drawing of a car. Pink glitter and text “i want to go home”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/7_Tullo_Nicole_NannysHouse_2021_1-Nicole-Tullo-525x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, Nanny’s House, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, crayon, colored pencil, and embellishments on canvas. 36 x 24 inches.
![White painting with a red castle, image of a man and cigarette, rainbow and pieces of gum, text “ there is a place in my dreams where you can’t hurt me”](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/8_Tullo_Nicole_V-Day_2021_1-Nicole-Tullo-661x800.jpg)
Nicole Tullo, Valentine, 2021. Oil paint, glitter, colored pencil, marker, and embellishments on canvas. 24 x 22 inches.