Nickii Schamborski

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Art and Technology/Sound Practices
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
DAAD Graduate Scholarship; New Society Scholarship (100% tuition coverage)

Meisterschüler of Prof. Candice Breitz
Mentored by Prof. Federica Bueti, Braunschweig University of Art

International Semester, Intermedia Contemporary Art
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Fine Arts Diploma with honors
Braunschweig University of Art, in Spatial Concept with Prof. Candice Breitz and interim Professors Julieta Aranda, Eli Cortinas and Agnieszka Polska
Additional diploma in art education
Thesis: "Queer Digital Art Education" rewarded with honors

DAAD Graduate Scholarship

New Society Scholarship (100% tuition)

Meisterschüler of Prof. Candice Breitz

25th Federal Art Prize for Students
(Bundeskunstpreis fuer Kunststudierende), Bundeskunsthalle Bonn

DAAD Promos scholarship

Germany scholarship

Nomination, 24th Federal Art Prize for Students
(Bundeskunstpreis fuer Kunststudierende, awarded biennially)

More than Meets AI (artists in disguise), The Flats at East-West University, Chicago, USA

Voltaje Festival, 11th Edition, Art and Technology Salon, Bogotá, COL

Matara Festival for the Arts, University of Ruhuna, Matara, LKA

"Coming Home; The End of Colonial Phantasms", Art Association, Wolfsburg, DE

"Speak—so that I may see you", European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, DE

"25th Federal Prize for Art Students", Federal Art Hall, Bonn, DE

"S.C.O.P.E.", Biennale for Photography and Media Art, Hannover, DE

familycare (solo exhibition, satellite of S.C.O.P.E. Biennale)
metavier - Galerie vom Anfang und vom Ende, Hannover, DE

"Soft Power", 37th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel, DE

"on_desire", Gallerie vom Zufall und vom Glück, Hannover, DE

Braunschweig International Film Festival, Braunschweig, DE

Busan International Film Festival, Busan, KR

"Continous", Lower Saxony state representation, Berlin, DE

"The EMAF Experience", European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, DE

Kombi 5 (Nov 24-29)
Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, DE

Braunschweig International Film Festival, Braunschweig, DE

Lecture at School of the Art Institute of Chicago: "The Politics of AI Images"

Workshop at Wolfsburg Art Association: "How to deal with colonial memorials in Germany?"

Lecture at HBK Braunschweig: "How to exhibit in a federal art hall" - Creation of the nation state through culture

Workshop at Braunschweig University of Art: "How to revolutionize art school? ...or at least reduce discrimination!"

Workshop series at ZKM - "Digital Feelings," "Activism in the Net," "Feminism and Memes," "Faking News Factory"

Masterclass Teacher at ZKM

Lecture at HBK Braunschweig, Seminar "Leni Riefenstahl und faschistische Ästhetik" on aesthetic strategies of New (alt)-right movements

Whitney Biennial 2026 - review, co-authored with Helen Sungmin Lee
F Newsmagazine, Chicago

(Art)ificial Intelligence - featured
F Newsmagazine, Chicago

Every Node Counts - Meshtastic Mesh Networking Workshop
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Verlernen lernen (Unlearning to Learn)
Anthology, self-published, co-authored and edited, Braunschweig

Kritisch im Netz - Das Paradoxon der Kunstvermittlung in den sozialen Medien
(Critical Online - The Paradox of Art Mediation in Social Media)
appropriate! Journal, Issue 1, HBK Braunschweig

Amo Afer Guinea - Wer kennt diesen bedeutenden Philosophen?
(Who Knows This Important Philosopher?)
Der Freitag

Teaching Assistant, Performance Studies
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Introduction to performance with Sara Jane Bailes

Volunteer, CAA 114th Annual Conference
College Art Association, Chicago, IL

Teaching Assistant, Art and Technology/Sound Practices
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Artificial Intelligence with Doug Rosman

Volunteer at Transmediale, Berlin
"(near) near but - far"

Volunteer at Colomboscope, LKA
"Way Of The Forest"

Peer Expert for Internationalisation and Digitalisation
Berlin University of the Arts, organised by the Stifterverband

Mediator at DOCUMENTA FIFTEEN, Kassel, DE
Expert talks, guided meetups with specialist audience

Artist Internship in the Education Department
Centre of Art and Media ZKM, Karlsruhe, DE

Tutor of Professor Candice Breitz, Eli Cortinas, Agnieszka Polska
Organizing the class, assisting teachings and organizing guest lecturers

Tutor at Media Studio at Braunschweig University of Art
Project planning, assistance and technical advice

Freelance as artistic producer
Production for Institutions and Artists (Candice Breitz, Kota Ezawa, etc.)

Art Education Facilitator
Organisation of the art project "Kunstkoffer" in economically disadvantaged regions