Nicole Sleeth is a Canadian figurative oil painter. Closely observing emotional intimacy both in herself and others, Sleeth centres the female gaze while examining relationships between private introspective worlds and outer public presence. Guided by an imaginative realism approach, her work employs bold colour themes, the female figure, and the natural landscape as she searches for truth that extends deeper than factual representation.  

Classically trained in Ottawa at Bob Grant's Fine Art Studio, Sleeth continued her education through direct study with Alyssa Monks and Christopher Pugliese at the New York Academy of Art, Max Ginsburg at the Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio, and mentorship with Edward Povey. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa. Sleeth is a recipient of project grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Her work has received multiple awards and has been featured in Riddle Fence, Focus Magazine, Boulevard Magazine, and more.

Sleeth established her painting practice in Vancouver and Victoria, BC from 2011 until 2022, when she relocated to Newfoundland. Her work has been exhibited in commercial and public galleries in Canada and the United States. Her work is held in private collections in Canada, the United States, England, Argentina, and Singapore, the Civic Art Collection of the City St. John’s, NL, and The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. She lives and works in Carbonear, Newfoundland, where she is inspired by the landscape and quiet rural living.