Jim Nickel was born and raised on the western side of Chicago in the American Midwest. Growing up, he painted, sketched, worked with clay and plaster, and built things of wood, including scale-model buildings, bridges, and scenery for his model railroad.
As a philosophy major in college, he was fascinated by Heidegger’s description of the artist as a person being always “in venture,” a person who “compels the unhappened to happen and makes the unseen appear.” He pursued his creative interests at Washington University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri where he also became a studio assistant for the Hungarian artist, Erno Koch, working on photography, printmaking, and large outdoor works. He has taught 3D Design at Washington University, exhibited his work locally, moved his studio to New York and obtained an MFA from Columbia, University. His current studio is located in Woodstock, NY.
Nickel has long been working in large geometric abstract painting, photography, printmaking, and wood sculpture.
- Section Painting
- Venue Palazzo Mora
- Based in New York, USA
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