British, 1946 - 2025
Graham Nickson was born in Knowle Green, U.K. He studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (B.A. 1969) and the Royal College of Art (M.A. 1972), in London. He was based in Rome from 1972 – 74, and from 1976 he resided in New York City. He worked, traveled and exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad. Nickson was the Dean of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (1988 – 2024) where he also served on the faculty. He was a recipient of the Prix de Rome (1972-74); the Harkness Fellowship at Yale University (1976 – 78); the Howard Foundation Fellowship from Brown University (1980 – 81); the Guggenheim Fellowship (1989); and the Ingram Merrill Fellowship (1993).
