Richard Emery Nickolson Indiana (b.1946) The Parrish Church at Pont-Aven #2, 1995 brush and ink drawing Richard Emery Nickolson was born on August 21, 1946 in Washington, DC. He has served as a Professor of Painting, Drawing, Foundations Studies and Critical Thinking at the Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana from 1973 to 2010 and as an Instructor in Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois in 1972-1973. He received an MFA from Indiana University in 1972, and a BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in 1968. He attended the Yale University Summer School of Music and Art in 1967. He was assigned to the Office, Chief of Military History and the United States Army Combat Artist Team XI in 1970-1971. He has lectured and exhibited widely: from Pont-Aven, France to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and from the School of Visual Arts in New York City to Portland, Oregon. He was represented by the Ruschman Gallery in Indianapolis for over twenty years. 7"H x 8"W, 16 1/4"H x 16 1/4"W (frame)