Nicholas Nicola was born in February, 1959 in Melbourne, Australia but since his early childhood has lived in Sydney where his Cypriot parents had a milk bar. From his mid-20s, 30s & early 40s he travelled extensively overseas; one positive legacy from this somewhat wayward time is to have developed an ongoing interest in humanitarian issues which can have an underlying influence on his creative work. Nicholas still lives in Sydney - yet there was a stint on the NSW South Coast - where his 'dayjob' had mainly been casual (substitute) teaching mostly looking for work in the area of E.S.L (English as a Second Language) and Visual Art. His main major from his now far away university days was in Fine Arts with a secondary interest in subjects such as Sociology, Psychology, History, Politics and Philosophy,  Although very engaged in printmaking with his etching Nicholas also has a strong interest in writing which includes fiction, poetry, art theory and some travel memoir (which he is presently in the slow process of preparing some of this up to now private writing - which one could suggest ranges from the apparently whimsical through to the deeply serious - for general publication). His 'home made' website has further information about his creative practice. All the best and thank you. (website details. 'nicholas nicola etchings' http://nicholasnicolaetchings.synthasite.com).