French-American artist Nikki Sanfael (1930-2002) was one of the most important feminist artists of the 20th century, despite the fact that she did not receive a systematic art education.

Nikki Sanfael's creative and critical sculptures, paintings, and installations are internationally renowned, with her dreamy, brightly colored and whimsical sculptures of the female body being her signature. Her work has been exhibited in major museums around the world and is in the collections of many galleries, making her one of the most important modern artists of the 20th century.