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    Nicky Enright (born in Ecuador, lives/works in NYC) is a multimedia artist & educator.

    He earned a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MFA from Hunter College.

    His activity as a world-music DJ informs his work, and he has executed numerous public     commissions for clients such as the MTA Arts for Transit (NYC), and the Smithsonian     Institution, and NASA (Washington D.C.).

    His work is exhibited internationally and he has received various grants, residencies, &     fellowships.  See what's upcoming.

     
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EDUCATION
Hunter College, NYC, MFA, December 2008
The Cooper Union, NYC, BFA 1996
L'École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France, 1994-95

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
No Longer Empty, NYC, "This Side of Paradise," 2012
Art Museum of the Americas, Washington D.C., "Ñew York," 2012
BRAC on the Block, NYC, "Shifting Communities," 2011
Bronx Museum, NYC, The First AIM Biennial, 2011
Taller Boricua, NYC, "See What I Mean," 2010 - 2011
Third Streaming, NYC, "Bite: Street-Inspired Art & Fashion," 2010
Exit Art, NYC, "Global/National," 2010
41 Cooper Square Gallery, The Cooper Union, NYC, "Rites of Passage," 2010
Rush Arts Gallery, NYC, "Borderlines," 2009 - 2010
Longwood Art Gallery, NYC, "Anthem," 2010
Exit Underground, NYC, "America for Sale," 2009
The Ice Box, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, "Diálogo 365," 2009
Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, "MFA Thesis Exhibition" 2008 - 2009
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, "Digital Art Expo," Los Angeles, CA, 2008, Curator: Howard N. Fox (LACMA)
Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, NYC, "MAs Select MFAs", 2007
The Lab, NYC, "Macromix," audio-visual performances, various dates between May - September, 2007
Lehman College Art Gallery, NYC, “Bronx Bound,” 2006
Artists Space, NYC, group show, "Abaca Public Art Projects," 2001

SELECTED PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
Performa 2009 at El Museo del Barrio, NYC
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 2008 Folklife Festival Commission in conjunction with NASA
MTA Arts for Transit, NYC, 2007, permanent faceted-glass installation for 225th street station
NASA, Washington D.C., 2000

SELECTED AWARDS
apexart, NYC, Outbound Residency - Thailand 2010
AIM Program, Bronx Museum, NYC, 2010
Bronx Council on the Arts, BRIO Award & Grant, NYC, 2009
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Fellowship & Residency, Sweet Briar, VA, 2001-2002
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Artist’s Residency & Fellowship, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2001

SELECTED PRESS
Performa 09: Back to Futurism, by Roselee Goldberg, Performa Books, 2011
Art Fag City, "Bronx Calling, The First AIM Biennial: Profit and Loss," Whitney Kimball, 7/21/11
HyperAllergic, "Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial," Allison Meier7/18/11
Forbes Magazine, “Selling An America No One Wants To Buy,” by Sarah Wolff, 10/23/09
NASA/ART, 50 Years of Exploration, Abrams book, 2008
Along The Way: MTA Arts for Transit, Sandra Bloodworth, 2006
NY Post, “The Art of Protest,” Celia San Miguel, 12/1/04
NY Daily News, "Kids Make a Scene at School," T. El-Ghobashy, 8/1/00
Public Art Review, "Recent Projects," J. Becker, Fall 2000
NY Daily News, "Museum 100 Years Young," J. Shelby, 12/14/99
The New York Times, "Way Up in the Bronx A Hardy Spirit Blooms," Holland Cotter, 5/7/99

SELECTED TEACHING
Riverdale Country School, NYC, Projects in Contemporary Art, Drawing&Painting, 2010 - Present
Museum of Modern Art, NYC, The Art of Digital Culture, 2009
Horace Mann School, NYC, Multimedia, D&P, 2001 - 03, and ‘04 – 08
Hunter College, NYC, Advanced Drawing, T.A. with Prof. Andrea Blum, 2007
Fieldston School, NYC, D&P, Printmaking, Life Drawing, Multimedia, 2003 – 2004
The Cooper Union, NYC, Drawing, 2000
Henry Street Settlement, NYC, Painting, 1997- ‘98
The Cooper Union Saturday Program, NYC, Portfolio-Preparation, 1992 - ‘96
The School for the Physical City (New Visions School), NYC, Studio Art, 1993 - ‘96

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