Nakia Tamika Powell Spencer

As an experienced artist and photographer, I bring over five years of expertise in crafting intricate paper wigs and dresses for fashion dolls, alongside 30+ years specializing in toy and doll photography. My work merges precision, creativity, and storytelling to highlight the artistry of miniature fashion and collectibles. I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of paper artistry and visual composition, seeking opportunities to collaborate, exhibit, and inspire through my unique fusion of handcrafted design and photography.

• Built a relationship with Williams Grant Gallery, Scarritt Bennett Center and The Art Factory to showcase pieces.

• Stand Magazine
• FDQ (Fashion Doll Quarterly)
• Endora
• Doll Magazine

• Kia's Eye Photography, 01/01/12
• Wrapped in Beauty: Cloaked in Charm, 01/01/13
• Crowned In Creativity: Crafting Delicate Paper Wigs for Dolls, 01/01/24

• Dressing the Part: Five Decades of Fashion, Not Provided, Washington, DC, Not Provided, Co-Curator, Designer, Studio Manager
• The Phillips Collections Staff Show, Not Provided, Washington, DC, Not Provided, Exhibiting Artist
• Howard Community College Fall Student Show, Not Provided, Columbia, MD, Not Provided, Exhibiting Artist
• Buried But Not Dead: The New York Underground Burial Project, Not Provided, Washington, DC, Not Provided, Co-Curator, Studio Manager, Photography Display
• William Grant Still Art Center - 39th Annual Black Doll Show (2019), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Psychedollia
• William Grant Still Art Center - 40th Annual Black Doll Show (2020), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, All Dolled Up
• William Grant Still Art Center - 41st Annual Black Doll Show (2021), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Black Doll Magic
• Art Number 23 - New Era (2021), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided
• William Grant Still Art Center - 42nd Annual Black Doll Show (2022), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Fun and Games
• William Grant Still Art Center - 44th Annual Black Doll Show (2024), Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, Not Provided, In Need of Good Folk. Magic Folk Like Us

• Table Top Photography by Andrew Scrivani and Creative Live, 01/01/14
• Boynes Artist Award Finalist, 01/01/23
• The Doll Artist Guild Contest, 01/01/23 and 01/01/24
• BJDC Texas Doll Photography Contest, Not Provided