Bio/CV

Nicholas M. Raynolds was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As a child he gained his first inspiration to become a painter from his Grandfather who was visiting from Germany. It was under this influence that he acquired the fundamentals of seeing and drawing.

Raynolds began his formal studies in art at the age of 15 in Vancouver, Canada where he later received his BFA. He continued his studies in Düsseldorf, Germany and in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In pursuit of the mastery of his craft, he attended the Gage Academy of Art (formerly the Seattle Academy of Realist Art). In January of 2001 Raynolds moved to New York to study at the Water Street Atelier and at Studio 126.

Raynolds is represented by the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, where he held his second one-man show in September 2007. He has exhibited nationally and abroad including exhibitions at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery and Forbes Galleries both in New York City, the Meredith Long Gallery in Houston Texas, APEX Gallery in Washington DC, the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor NY and Cavalier Galleries in Greenwich CT/Nantucket, Ma. His work can be found in numerous collections, most notably, The Forbes Collection, NY. His work has been published in American Artist’s ‘Drawing Magazine’, ‘The Artist’s Magazine’ and ‘Art Collector’ magazine. His painting appears on the cover of John Updike’s novel ‘Seek My Face’.

Raynolds’ teaching experience includes workshops and classes at The National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York City, The Gage Academy of Art in Seattle Wa., The Long Island Academy of Fine Art, NY and as a guest instructor at The Art Students League in NY and Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia PA. He has taught figure drawing and painting and other classes at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

Raynolds has worked and traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe to Mexico and the Middle East often working as a scenic and decorative painter for film, theatre and residential and commercial projects. Most notable of these projects was assisting in the decoration of the palace and residence of His Highness Sheik Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He also worked as an assistant painter to Jeff Koons in New York City.

Nicholas Raynolds lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and daughter.


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007
“Recent Paintings and Drawings”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

2005
“Introductions”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
“Praxis – Beauty and Truth”
Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, Ont.

“Trompe l’oeil”
John Pence Gallery, New York, NY

“The Figure in American Art; Twelfth Annual Exhibition”
Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY

2008
“Jacob Collins and The Water Street Atelier”
Atlanta Art Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia

“Still Life: Trompe L’Oiel; A 21st Century View”
Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY

“Cityscapes”
“Drawings”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

2007
“Drawings & Small Still Lifes”
“Small Landscapes”
“Trompe l’Oeil”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

2006
“Water Street Atelier”,
“Interiors”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

2005
“Paint What You Want”,
“Valentines”
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco CA

2004
“By the Sea….”
“Introducing….”
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbour, NY

“Realism Today; Contemporary New York Artists
APEX Gallery, Washington DC

2003
“Views of Balleroy; Water Street Atelier”
Forbes Galleries; NY

2002
“American Realism – New York and Abroad”
Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simons Island, Georgia

2001
“Water Street Atelier”
Meredith Long Gallery, Houston TX

PUBLICATIONS

2008
“Classical Painting Atelier;
A Contemporary Guide to
Traditional Studio Practice”
By Juliette Aristides

“The Bones of Art”
Art Collector Magazine
January issue

“New Approaches to Realism”
Art Collector Magazine
August issue

2006
“20 under 40”
The Artist’s Magazine

2003
“Classical Approaches to the Teaching of Drawing”
Premier Issue of American Artist’s “Drawing” magazine

2002
“Seek My Face” by John Updike
Knopf Publishing
Cover Illustration

TEACHING

2009
“Portrait and Figure Drawing”
The National Academy School of Fine Arts
New York, NY

‘Substitute Figure Drawing and Painting Instructor’
The Art Student’s League
New York, NY

“Classical Drawing and Painting”
Long Island Academy of Fine Art”
Glen Cove, NY

“Figure Drawing and Painting”
Private Tutor
Brooklyn, NY

2008
Drawing and Painting
Long Island Academy of Fine Art
Glen Cove, Long Island NY

“Still Life Painting- Grisaille, Limited and Full Palette”
Gage Academy
Seattle, Wa.

“Figure Drawing and Painting”
Private Tutor
Brooklyn, NY

“Drawing and Painting”
The Classical Art School of Long Island
Sea Cliff, Long Island NY

“Still Life Drawing and Painting”
Stevenson Academy of Fine Art
Oyster Bay, Long Island NY

2007
Substitute Instructor
Studio Incamminati
Philadelphia PA

2006
“Painting the Classical Still-life”
Gage Academy of Art
Seattle Wa.

1996
“Drawing and Painting”
North Island Community College
Comox Valley, BC Canada

EDUCATION

2001-2004
Water Street Atelier
New York, NY

2003
Studio 126
New York, NY

1999-2000
Gage Academy of Art
(formerly Seattle Academy of Realist Art)
Seattle Wa,

1998
BFA; Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Vancouver BC, Canada

1990-91
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Halifax NS, Canada

1986
Düsseldorf Academy of Art,
Düsseldorf Fachhochschule
Düsseldorf, Germany

1984-1985
“Pre College Experience”
Emily Carr College of Art and Design
Vancouver BC, Canada