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M. Nicholas was born in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1963 and is the son of Tom Nicholas, NA, AWS. He has studied privately with his father and also at John Terelak's Gloucester Academy of Art and the Montserrat School of Art, as well as workshops with noted California artists, Jade Fon, Morris Shubin, Millard Sheets and George Gibson. One of the most celebrated, and well-known artists in New England, he has received 97 awards from 1981 to the present, including several Gold and Silver medals.

He is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, Hudson Valley Artists, Allied Artists of America, Academic Artists Association, American Artists Professional League, North Shore Arts Association, and the Rockport Art Association. His works can be found in private collections and museums around the world.

M. Nicholas resides in Essex, Massachusetts with his wife Laurel and their four children.

M. Nicholas is considered by many to be among the most prominent painters of his generation and specifically of the Rockport School of Art.