Nicole Motta is a Peruvian-American multidisciplinary art director, creative produscer, writer, and strategist working at the intersection of photo, design, technology, and AI.
Founder, Fresh Mercado
Visual culture platform and creative consultancy for visual creatives integrating AI into their practice.
Creator, Cafecito
Pro-bono 1:1 creative consulting
and event programming series.
Services
Creative Direction
Design Systems
Brand Design
Brand Identity
Photo & Video Editing
Creative Production
Product Brand Marketing
Print & Digital
AI Creative Strategy
Content Strategy
Visual Culture Trends
Clients
Conde Nast Traveler
Apple, Meta, Surfrider NYC
Google, Selman, Photoville,
VSCO, AIGANY,
Lucie Foundation, SPD,
NYT, Fortune, MIT Tech Review
American Media Inc,
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Education
Yale's Business School of Management: Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
June 2023
Droga5 D5in10 Academy- Certification: Art Direction Advertising Program
April 2021
BFA, Department of Photography & Imaging, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
May 2015
June 2023
Droga5 D5in10 Academy- Certification: Art Direction Advertising Program
April 2021
BFA, Department of Photography & Imaging, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
May 2015
Exhibitions
Curator
2025- International Center of Photography
Sin Poder No Hay Paraiso
2025 - Photoville
A Proclaimation of Presence
2024 - Photoville
Breaking Barriers
Exhibitor
2012 - Phosphorus at Brooklyn Artists Waterfront
2015 - NYU Tisch School of the Arts Sr Thesis
2015 - Photoville with NYU Tisch School of the Arts
2025- International Center of Photography
Sin Poder No Hay Paraiso
2025 - Photoville
A Proclaimation of Presence
2024 - Photoville
Breaking Barriers
Exhibitor
2012 - Phosphorus at Brooklyn Artists Waterfront
2015 - NYU Tisch School of the Arts Sr Thesis
2015 - Photoville with NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Recognition
4x Webby Awards
2025, 2022- Peace Post,
No Web Without Women
Webby Winner & People's Choice,
Culture Blog/Website,
Website and Mobile Sites
Communication Awards
2021- Doughnut Day Super G.
Typography / Digital Advertising / Business
2021- Communication Awards: It Ain’t Ok Mama
Typography / Motion / Entertainment
Graphis: Level The Field
2020- Photography - Silver
NYU Artistic Excellence, Tisch Achievement Scholarship, Community Service Award
2015- New York University Department of Photography & Imaging
2014 - Sony Electronics Inc Scholarship Recipient
2011 - The Joy of Giving Something, INC
NYU's First Recipient
2025, 2022- Peace Post,
No Web Without Women
Webby Winner & People's Choice,
Culture Blog/Website,
Website and Mobile Sites
Communication Awards
2021- Doughnut Day Super G.
Typography / Digital Advertising / Business
2021- Communication Awards: It Ain’t Ok Mama
Typography / Motion / Entertainment
Graphis: Level The Field
2020- Photography - Silver
NYU Artistic Excellence, Tisch Achievement Scholarship, Community Service Award
2015- New York University Department of Photography & Imaging
2014 - Sony Electronics Inc Scholarship Recipient
2011 - The Joy of Giving Something, INC
NYU's First Recipient
Press
Hyperallergic,
TAGTAGTAG Mag
Font In Use,
Print Magazine
TAGTAGTAG Mag
Font In Use,
Print Magazine
Speaker &
Moderator
2025
·AIGA Prompting Joy: How Cooking with AI Reconnected Me with My Creative Practice
2024
·Photoville Opening Night & Cafecito Takeaways
2023
·Cafecito IRL G(URL) Power: WHM
·FB Design Summit: Unified Together, Speaker
·AIGA NY: Job Fair - Advice Booth
·Designing Fearlessly: A Design Studio's Journey to Purpose with Shar Biggers
·Rememory: Black Futures in Design - Q&A Panel
·Creative Leadership with Rama Gheerawo
2023
·Phiodon Book Launch-Game Changers
2022
·AI Tools for Creativity: Integrating AI Tools with Annika Hansteen-Izora
·Somewhere Good x Safe ·Spaces with Naj Austin
·Get Money Honey: Salary Negotiations with Alison Taffel Rabinowitz
· Q&A in Conversation with Alain Sylvain
· Jess Goldsmith: Women in Type
· Free Juice Mentorship Day
2018
·100 Under 100 Speaker
Jury
SPD 61
PhotoVogue
Lucie Foundation
International Center of Photography
New York Times Portfolio Review
Free Juice University
Tisch School of the Arts DPI
Parson's School of Design
Diversify Photo
Focus on Women
SPD Illustration & Photography
PhotoVogue
Lucie Foundation
International Center of Photography
New York Times Portfolio Review
Free Juice University
Tisch School of the Arts DPI
Parson's School of Design
Diversify Photo
Focus on Women
SPD Illustration & Photography