iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

IT’S PUB DAY!🥳📚✨𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕 If you know of a beautiful mind that would benefit from this book, please get one for them today! A huge thank you to Tami & Chris Charles And Scholastic for sharing this important story with the world! bookshop.org/p/books/that...

082

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“S𝐨m𝐞 𝐝a𝐲s i𝐭 𝐅e𝐞l𝐬 𝐥i𝐤e m𝐲 𝐌i𝐧d d𝐨e𝐬n’t w𝐨r𝐤 𝐫i𝐠h𝐭…” This project was one of the most personal that I've ever illustrated, bc my mind works a lot like Chris's, & we get to explore the uniqueness and beauty in neurodivergence. Order 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕 today! (a.co/d/0i8ALuLu ) 🚨📚 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬! 10/6!

0165

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THIS SUNDAY! 10/4 Join me at 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟 in Pasadena CA for storytime📚🧠🚀✨ At 11am I’ll be reading 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕 and signing copies of the book. So excited to kick off pub week with yall! #ThatBeautifulMind Available everywhere Tuesday! @scholastic Pre-Order today! a.co/d/0cIbJyev

072

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

𝕀𝕗 𝕀 𝔾𝕠 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕄𝕚𝕤𝕤 𝕄𝕖 ✈️🔱✨ What a gem. Watts LA forever. Please go support this film! #SundaySketch 🎥🎬

431746

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When Ms Rachel hit that Jump-Clap-Spin-Stomp combo! 😯💯♪ ♫ ✨ PS: If your child is learning how to read, watch with the lyrics on! It’s a vibe 🙂🪩 Congrats Ms Rachel!!! 👏🏾

0152

Reposted by Nikkolas Smith

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬. ℕ𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤. 𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝖭𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗇 𝖶𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗌. Until the truth comes out. We will keep saying 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬.

12249105

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

soo guys, 𝗔𝗜 keeps breaking out of its “cage”…just a heads up 👀 Let me know when it’s time to freak out 𝘴𝘪𝘯·𝘨𝘶·𝘭𝘢𝘳·𝘪·𝘵𝘺 (𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯): 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. #TheSingularityIsHere #SundaySketch

3231

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

𝑻𝒐 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, who risked his career to make sure stories of injustice and equality were not erased from history, and painted them himself. Thank you. 𝑻𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝑺𝒐𝒏, who gives me and Vanessa grace and patience as we explain to him the shoulders on which he stands. Thank you. #Legacy #LMNA 🗣️🎨✨

0260

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Full circle @lucasmuseum.bsky.social Dad moment in 3…2..1… 𝑻𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, who kept this framed Ruby Bridges painting on the wall for my entire childhood. Thank you. 𝑻𝒐 𝑴𝒔. 𝑹𝒖𝒃𝒚, who fearlessly made history at 6 years old, and chose me to illustrate her story 60 years later. Thank you.

13914

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Shoutout to 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭🗺️📍iykyk 😄 Bonus points to them for keeping Lake Ontario as is…. Looking at you Google Maps 👀🧐 @mapquest for the win 📍✨ #SundaySketch

0176

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

𝑹𝑰𝑷, 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑷 😔😢♪ ♫ ..here’s to Your legendary music 🪕 Your Imagination Library…. 📚 Your activism in the face of injustice🗣️ You were a real one! 💯 We will always love you =) #DollyParton

0348

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Hey Michigan, you got a real one on your hands. 🗳️✅ #SundaySketch #AbdulElSayed

0100

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴: “𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵-𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳… 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘐 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘐 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.” 💯🗣️ 𝘉𝑜𝘯𝑢𝘴 𝘉𝑜𝘯𝑢𝘴: “𝘢𝑡 𝑙𝘦𝑎𝘴𝑡 𝐼 𝑑𝘰𝑛’𝑡 𝑙𝘦𝑡 𝑚𝘪𝑛𝘦 𝘨𝑜 𝑖𝘯 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘖𝑣𝘢𝑙 𝑂𝘧𝑓𝘪𝑐𝘦. 👀☠️🤡😷

1140

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

OH 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝑩𝑫𝑼𝑳 DID NOT COME TO PLAY “You cannot claim that you want to invest in our kids, when you send our money abroad to kill other people’s kids.” 🎯🚀 “My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is not taking us to war.” 🫰🏾✨ “ 🍊🤡: I need you to lick these boots… Mike: Roger! ” ☠️💀

1328

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Bring. Back.. 𝑾𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵.😤 And where is my Blade… and… I ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴋᴇᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ I ғᴇᴇʟ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ… Aɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ Bʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴏ, ᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛ, ʜᴀs ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀʀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴄʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ. This is 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎.

1153

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

12249105

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🇪🇸🏆viva Lamine! well done Spain ⚽️✨ see yall in four years, that was a journey 😪 #FIFA

0249

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒅𝒚𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒚🏹✨ 3 sketches and 3 thoughts: - A warmonger can corrupt the souls of a thousand leaders to come. - Give John Leguizamo his flowers and awards - Helen of Troy was perfect & the bigots can stay mad forever :) #TheOdyssey #SundaySketch

0237

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒏°𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒚… 𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚… 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝. ….but seriously guys let me know if I need to draw a third cup…👀

1225

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

To the Black woman wearing the 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 tee on the DC Metro, surrounded by sad little racists… We love you. We feel you. We got you. This is “$𝟚.𝟝𝟘…. Tʜᴇ Pʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ Wᴇ Sᴛɪʟʟ Lɪᴠᴇ Wɪᴛʜ” #250 #America250 ᴡᴡᴡ.Nɪᴋᴋᴏʟᴀs.Aʀᴛ #SundaySketch

18129

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is America.🇺🇸 This is sometimes also America. “𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂.” -Childish Gambino. This was ᎪᎷᎬᎡᏆᏟᎪ on 7/4/1676, 350 years ago. This was America 2̳5̳0̳ years ago. This is America current day. This is A̵m̵e̵r̵i̵c̵a̵ overseas. This is the future America they’re afraid of. #America250

23910

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

😭🙏🏾 At Children’s Institute, @tamiwrites and I were honored to present our upcoming book 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙, and sign copies for our amazing bookseller friends from all over the country.

030

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thanks to the @kelloggfoundation I got the opportunity to lead the first ever Artivism + Community digital painting brainstorm at the Every Child Thrives Festival @ the OPC! At ALA, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆 was awarded the @janeaddamspeaceassociation Children’s Book Award, and the Sibert Honor.

130

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒈𝒐!🚨✨ you absolutely did not disappoint. From the Obama Presidential Center, to ALA Annual, to the Children’s Institute, it was an unforgettable week full of art, books, HOPE, and extended book family.

2180

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The book celebrates the various ways all children process the world, including Chris, from a brilliantly neurodivergent perspective. Join the journey as he discovers that his differences are his greatest strength. Pre-order today! 🗣️📚 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/that-beaut... Available October 6th!

barnesandnoble.com

That Beautiful Mind

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

082

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

𝑻𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝘽𝒆𝙖𝒖𝙩𝒊𝙛𝒖𝙡 𝙈𝒊𝙣𝒅 🪐➗🚀✨ Cover alert! Tami Charles, Christopher Charles, and myself have teamed up on a new picture book out this Fall!

1236

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Jubilee. Joy. Freedom. Family. Galveston. Five Fifths. First. Finna. Regal. Rhythm. Cousins. Cookout. 365. #Black #HappyJuneteenth 🎉🎊✊🏾🗣️✨

23910

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

⭐️𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒈𝒐, 𝑭𝑳𝑶𝑻𝑼𝑺 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝑳𝒂𝒘. okay carry on :)

1284

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍, 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏. #SundaySketch #FreedomFight #UFC #Freedom250 ? #America250

0173

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🗣️𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏… 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝟖𝟎𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚… 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓 (𝒂𝒌𝒂 “𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒑-𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓”) 𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉…

1327

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🏆🗽not gonna lie New York, that was impressive… …stay safe out there tonight 🫣 #KnicksIn5

13815

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

😴Dₒₙaₗd Taₖₑₛ a Naₚ🙃 The 4 page picture book he deserves :) k thanks!

0153

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Elmo visit Dyckman Park. 🙂🏀✨ Elmo find his way back home. #SundaySketch

1184

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Who wants some 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 Greeting Cards?! 👀🎉🌍 I just added some at a special Juneteenth sale price at NIKKOLAS.Art Cards ship from June 10th! 🚀📬 #Joy #jubilee #Justice #Cousins #cookouts #Fam #finna #FiveFifths 🗣️

A carousel of Juneteenth themed greeting cards from art by Nikkolas Smith, which includes art of his American Holiday painting, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Astroboi, Black Boy Joy, Woke, Maya Angelou, and more.

0118

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

020

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Oh my goodness! That is legendary 🙂🙏🏾👏🏾

040

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

𝚆𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚢 vs. Ⓝ🅨Ⓒ lets gooooo 👽🏀🗽 When I was working on Space Jam 2, I always thought about throwing this reference in somehow, but it didn’t fit with the script… works well now though! Who yall got in the Finals?👀 #SundaySketch #WEMBYvsNYC #NBAfinals

9714

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

🎨🎬✨this is my Boots Riley appreciation sketch to remind you to go support everything this Artivist does! I love how he says “Power to the People 🗣️” in so many insanely creative ways. #ILoveBoosters in theatres noww and it’s WILD #SundaySketch #iLoveBoots

0296

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Thousands are marching in 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒂 right now, in opposition to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. A beautiful reflection of this historic moment that Tameka Fryer Brown and I captured in our picture book “That Flag”. 𝘗𝘚: 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘚 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 🗣️✨

04412

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you @brotherjones_ for your statement in Tennessee today. While Black political power is (il)legally stripped away in TN, the cheerleaders of segregation, racism, and enslavement pat themselves on the back… Unacceptable. #ThatFlag has no place here.

23411

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

💡🍎Some of the best teachers I had in high school (and professors at Hampton University) were the ones who helped me to 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 certain things in life. It’s why I wrote and painted 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week !! 🎓✏️👏🏾 #ThingsIKnewToBeTrue #TeacherAppreciationWeek

1318