biography

Nicholas was born in Rochester, NY, in 1975, and grew up outside of Schenectady. He lives in Brooklyn.


education

2002

M.F.A. in photography at the pratt institute, brooklyn, ny

1997

B.A. in english at new york university, new york, ny


professional

2002-present

Professor of Photography at Gibbs College, Piscataway, NJ

teaches classes in:

2000-2002

Photography Instructor at the Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY

taught classes in:


Exhibitions

2007

Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Ocho, santa barbara, ca


2006

Color Correction, the lab gallery, new york, ny


2005

Group Show, Xi Gallery, Gent, Belgium

The Expression of Elemental Passions… (or, Damn Everything But the Circus), Plus Ultra Gallery, New York, NY

Mystery History, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY


2004

* Treasure Hunt, Plus Ultra Gallery, New York, NY

Art & Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers, The Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY

Face to Face: Portraits and Self-Portraits in Photography, Steuben Galleries, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Allen Frame


2003

Group Show, Rome Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NY


2001

* Nicholas Gaffney, Landscape, and the Environment, MFA Thesis Show, Steuben West Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Put Yourself in the Picture, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY, Juried by Tom Gitterman


1999

* Europe From a Distance, the Dirt Cowboy Café, Hanover, NH


Collections

The West Collection, Oaks, PA

Various Private Collections


publications

"stories,"f-stop magazine, may-june, 2006.


Artist Talks

2004; 2002

International Center of Photography, New York, NY

2002

Art in General, Slide Slam, New York, NY


Bibliography

Joel Simpson, Williamsburg: A Survey of New Shows, The New York Art World, October, 2004, 14.

Stephen Maine, Dateline Brooklyn, Artnet, September, 2004.

David Cousin-Marsy, View From Baxter – Nicholas Gaffney – Autoportrait, Actuphoto, 2004.