Steve Nyktas is an Indianapolis-based artist and a Professor of Art at Butler University. He works in conceptual and abstract photography, with a particular interest in the intersections between domestic and natural spaces. He earned his MFA from Northwestern University, an MA from Purdue University, and his BFA from Albion College. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries, museums, and alternative spaces including Contemplo MX (San Miguel, Mexico), Coconino Center for the Arts (Flagstaff, AZ), Dorsky Gallery (New York, NY), Gallery Four (Baltimore, MD), Rowland Contemporary Gallery (Chicago, IL), FLAT (Chicago, IL) and The 22nd International Festival Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina). Distinctions include the Phillip C. Curtis Visiting Artist Award and the Morton Mickenberg / Martin Sosin Graduate Student Fellowship.