“Finifugal” [fan'ee-fyoo-gal] (Adjective) hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a story, relationship, or some other journey “The symbiosis between movement and energy creates an inseperable relationship that permeates my work, rooted in my fascination with the vibrations and dynamics of people, objects, and nature.” Nikita Ares is a Seattle-based painter originally from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. She received her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2018. Her works consist primarily of drawing and painting that includes movement, energy, and consciousness. Nikita has exhibited her work in many galleries and art fairs including Specialist Gallery, Glassbox Gallery, Mini Mart City Park, XO Seattle and others. She has done a number of murals around the seattle area and has received major commissions from Facebook, Seattle Storm, Amazon and others . Her work has been written up in The Stranger, Seattle Times, city arts magazine and Seattle Spectator.”