Tucker Nichols (born May 14, 1970) is an American artist. His artwork includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, books, in-gallery cinema and performance spaces, as well as large scale works on walls and storefront windows. He has a BA from

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and an MA from

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, both in the history of Chinese Painting. He lives near

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Projects

Tucker Nichols' work has been featured at the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, Den Frie Museum in Copenhagen, the

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, and the Aldrich Art Museum. Nichols' drawings have been published in the ''

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'', the ''

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'', and '' The Thing Quarterly''. ''Crabtree'', a children's book by Jon and Tucker Nichols, was published by McSweeney's in 2013. ''This Bridge Will Not Be Gray'', a book by Dave Eggers and Tucker Nichols, was published by McSweeney's in 2015.'' Flowers for Things I Don't Know How to Say ''was published by Chronicle Books in 2024.'' Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols ''will be published by ''McSweeney's'' in July of 2025. Nichols has been commissioned to create artwork for several hospitals, including UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco and the Stanford Hospital in Stanford, CA. In 2012, Nichols was commissioned to design the performance space and signage for ''Stage Presence, Theatricality in Art and Media,'' at SFMOMA. In the early months of the Covid pandemic, Nichols launched ''Flowers for Sick People'', a multimedia project connecting patients and their loved ones. This project has been featured at SFMOMA, the Palo Alto Art Center, and on the NewsHour on PBS nationwide. Tucker Nichols has served as an artist trustee at the Headlands Center for the Arts and most recently, SFMOMA. He is represented by

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in San Francisco.

Exhibitions

SFMOMA, San Francisco, ''Close to Home, Creativity in Crisis''. 6 March - 5 September 2021.

References

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