Morgan Harper Nichols If you recognize the name Morgan Harper Nichols, it’s likely because you’ve stumbled across a piece of her striking art on Instagram. The mixed-media artist, 31, began her career as a college admissions counselor before pursuing music. During her downtime between gigs, she began experimenting with art apps on her iPad. Her song lyrics became poetry and from there, an online community was born. Now, she has 1.7 million followers on Instagram and is a best-selling author (her most recent collection of poetry and essays, To mark the release, Morgan spoke to Cosmopolitan about cultivating deep relationships with her online community after a lifetime of feeling unable to communicate with others.