MEET THE ARTIST
Nicholas Mancillas received his Master of Fine Arts in visual arts from the Art Institute of Boston University at Lesley University in the summer of 2009.
Once a house painter and carpenter, Nick Mancillas revels in the act of taking common Home Depot type materials intended for mundane, everyday purposes and transforming them through his own artistic alchemy. Ranging from politics, portraiture, and the human figure his work emphasizes the process of creation leaving rich multi-layered surfaces. Since graduating from the art institute in Boston he has completed the Cardboard Currency Series and is now working on a new project involving the human figure.
Nick's path through higher education led to teaching high school Spanish, English and Art, which he has now been doing for 25 years. Nick has been married since 1989 and has two daughters.
Once a house painter and carpenter, Nick Mancillas revels in the act of taking common Home Depot type materials intended for mundane, everyday purposes and transforming them through his own artistic alchemy. Ranging from politics, portraiture, and the human figure his work emphasizes the process of creation leaving rich multi-layered surfaces. Since graduating from the art institute in Boston he has completed the Cardboard Currency Series and is now working on a new project involving the human figure.
Nick's path through higher education led to teaching high school Spanish, English and Art, which he has now been doing for 25 years. Nick has been married since 1989 and has two daughters.
EDUCATION
1983 - BA, Art with emphasis in Painting, Minor in Spanish, Sonoma State University
1985 - BFA, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute
2009 - MFA, Visual Arts, Art Institute of Boston
1983 - BA, Art with emphasis in Painting, Minor in Spanish, Sonoma State University
1985 - BFA, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute
2009 - MFA, Visual Arts, Art Institute of Boston