Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Fine Arts; earned his MA from New York University; since 1975, his work has been shown in New York City and internationally; Robert Rauschenberg was the first independent curator of his work; Nick has appeared twice on the cover of Tema Celeste, an Italian art magazine; his work has been shown in Singapore, the Netherlands, Belgium and France; currently his work is in a group exhibition in Brussels at the Artiscope Gallery, entitled Diptyques, Triptyques, Polyptyques.