Since 2021, Niemi has served as a teaching professor in the Becker School of Design & Technology (BSDT) at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he teaches design and visual arts. Throughout his career, he has taught at several colleges and universities, including Becker College in Worcester, where he was an associate professor of design, as well as Florida Atlantic University and Franklin Pierce University. He also has worked with the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art.

 

A contemporary painter and visual artist, Niemi has exhibited his work nationally and regionally. His artwork is included in numerous corporate and institutional collections, including Oak Brook Bank in Oak Brook, Illinois; the Essex Inn in Chicago; the Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts in Plantation, Florida; the UMass Memorial Ambulatory Center in Worcester; and Clinton Hospital in Clinton, Massachusetts.His work is also represented in private collections throughout the United States and internationally, including Australia. Niemi maintains an active studio practice at School Street Art Studios in Gardner, Massachusetts, and his work has been featured at venues including Boulder Art Gallery in Fitchburg and Collins Artworks in Clinton. As a New England artist and Worcester art educator, Niemi continues to balance teaching, design and studio practice while contributing to the region’s vibrant arts community.

 

He lives and works in southwestern New Hampshire.