MEET THE ARTIST

Randall Nielsen is an artist, engineer, and community arts advocate living in Manchester, New Hampshire. As an artist and engineer, Nielsen is on a mission to spread color and light throughout the universe through queer shiny art. His works assimilate both traditional media with modern processes to produce novel pieces that are celebrations of color and light. He is always searching for new and innovative ways of creating engaging art and is a big advocate for interactive art. Nielsen is also the founder of Queerlective in Manchester. Queerlective is a community organization that seeks to create and promote inclusive spaces for queer, BIPOC and other underserved communities with a focus on utilizing art for personal and community growth. He has contributed to a number of projects to bring more art to New Hampshire. As the Art Committee Chair for Manchester’s Pride celebration, Nielsenl organized the artists alley as a way to celebrate queer artists in the area and has also helped organize a community mural festival in Manchester that brought three beautiful murals to the streets of Manchester. Nielsen is always excited to collaborate with others, both through producing collaborative art as well as bringing community together to celebrate art.