Nick Vold is a multidisciplinary artist from Huntington Beach, California who specializes in a variety of artistic mediums. In tandem with pursuing a career in Western Art, he has built a loyal clientele as a Graphic Designer, Screenprinter, and Curator.
After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design from Cal State University Long Beach, Nick was hired as a Graphic Designer for an international skateboard company, Welcome Skateboards. During this time, Nick began building his own business, providing oil paintings to upscale restaurants in the Southern California area. These opportunities expanded, and soon allowed Nick to pursue a career as a full-time artist. He began working out of his Southern California studio offering a variety of artwork to clients from restaurant groups, country clubs, and local bands. In 2022, VANS filmed a marketing campaign of Nick in his studio, featuring Nick and his screenprinting process.
To this day, Nick can be found working in his studio on various commercial and personal projects, including the release of the first collection from his new clothing brand, TOUR.
Statement
“My work is a culmination of the knowledge I have gained working in various fields of art. I am inspired by the work of those who came before me, and hope to approach western art from a different angle and provide a new perspective to this iconic field. As a detail oriented designer and artist, I find myself very inspired by the old illustrators. Carefully planned and executed, I tend to approach every painting as a designer rather than a traditional artist.
I find myself wanting a little bit of everything in terms of my subject matter, while I aim to maintain a simplistic yet strong composition. I am obsessed with any imagery that conveys the “iconic west” and hope to translate that through my paintings. I aim to evoke a sense of familiarity and nostalgia throughout my work. I try to translate my sense of the west and create it through a lens of my own.
It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what makes me drawn to the west, but as you can see from my artistic experiences, I do not like to be tied down to one “look “or creative direction. I tend to make work that speaks to me. Whether that is a painting or a graphic t-shirt, I hope to continue to push my own creative abilities while continuing to explore such an iconic and rich genre.” – Nick Vold