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Nicholas Kontaxis Uses Art to Communicate and His Solo Exhibit Is a Must-See

“Flipping Out” alum Jenni Pulos is shining the spotlight on her nephew Nicholas Kontaxis, an incredible artist close to her heart. The 26-year-old is a self-taught abstract expressionist painter who Jenni says “was diagnosed with a brain tumor at a young age.” She says he’s suffered “75,000 seizures in his life,” which left him unable to speak, so he turned to art as a way to communicate.

Now, his big, bold abstract paintings are on display at his solo exhibition “Catch Me” at the UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills, which runs through July 3.

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