N.M. Maye Luga is an American landscape painter who works mainly with oils in a contemporary traditionalist style. She studied painting at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she earned a four-year diploma in painting and completed the Master's Program, earning her MFA. She lived in Albania for some time, where she found a new appreciation for landscape painting, returning to Philadelphia, she became a member of The Philadelphia Sketch Club and The National Association of Women Artist based in New York City.

N.M’s work has received numerous awards and is in collections worldwide. She has exhibited in national juried shows, and museums including The Butler Midyear Show at the Butler Institute of American Art for three consecutive years. Additionally, Nicole was a semi- finalist in the Art Renewal Centers -16th International ARC Salon Competition. She has exhibited with The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Fellowship Annual Juried Show since 2019 and won the Caroline Gibbons Granger award in 2021. Her work has been published in the International Artist Magazine "How to Paint Your Favorite Subjects" book. Currently she lives in Ohio, where she divides her time between her painting studio and her work as a watch smith.