Nicholas received his Bachelors from Pratt Institute, graduating cum laude, and his MFA from Lehman College. Throughout his art career he had several studios and many solo and group exhibitions. His work is in many private collections and in The Hudson River Museum. Nicholas’ exploration of the visual relationships and effects of light on form, structure, and space have remained and evolved over four decades of his work.
Nicholas taught art in middle school, high school and college, always as a conduit for his own work. In his later years he campaigned for an art gallery for his middle school students. It was the only one we are aware of in the state, and a smashing success. Nicholas ignited passion for the arts in countless numbers of young people. Students with and without natural art skill excelled under his enthusiastic tutelage. The work he was able to encourage out of them was incredible, and often award-winning. He was adored by his students and colleagues; a true one-of-a-kind generous spirit”.
The following 10 works by Nicholas Barbieri were inspired by one of our famous American Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell (American 1925 – 1992).