Nicasia is a second year MA student at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts focusing her studies on 20th century art in Latin America and contemporary Latino art in the United States. She is the recipient of the Estrellita B. Brodsky Fellowship for Latin American Art History. Nicasia earned her B.A. from City University of New York’s Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies Program where she double majored in Modern Art History and Fine Arts and was the recipient of the Robert Smith Fellowship for Academic Excellence. She has held internships at the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art and teaching assistantships at City University of New York. She additionally works as a freelance art writer and artist’s assistant.