Hello my Name is Nikaela Sainz and my artist name is Nikael Valentín (N.V.) Rainbowmaker. I am a working visual artist and author of mental health based art books. I am regularly called upon to engage in teaching multiple topics in mental health support facilitation, developmental disability support facilitation, therapeutic arts facilitation, and general arts workshops, symposia, and speaker series. I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (Dr. Marsha Linehan) and Nonviolent Communication methodologies (Dr. Marshall Rosenberg) as pillars of concepts in my work as a trainer and a facilitator.

    I am a multimedia artist and I proudly carry a family legacy of circus, theater, and musical performing arts upon my shoulders. I have experience in Aerial Arts (such as Trapeze, Silks, Lyra, etc.) to traditional European style clowning. I am a recording artist / performer (voice, guitar, violin, mandolin, and now Lyre Harp). I am a screenwriter / playwright and director of both stage and Film. 

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me and I look forward to getting to know you!

-Nikael Valentín (N.V.) Rainbowmaker