mancillasnick14@gmail.com
707-478-5671
707-478-5671
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 housepainter 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. "For the last three years I have been fascinated by and working with hardware store materials. From plastic tarps, packing tape, spray paint, plaster, chicken wire and other building materials, I have the notion that I can transform them into an art-form that can be meaningful to anyone.”
Nick's path through higher education led to teaching high school Spanish, English and Art, which he has now been doing for 16 years. Nick has been married since 1989 and has two daughters.
Once a housepainter 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. "For the last three years I have been fascinated by and working with hardware store materials. From plastic tarps, packing tape, spray paint, plaster, chicken wire and other building materials, I have the notion that I can transform them into an art-form that can be meaningful to anyone.”
Nick's path through higher education led to teaching high school Spanish, English and Art, which he has now been doing for 16 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