About
Nicholas Rispoli is a mixed-media artist, one-time novelist, and arts educator. He holds an MFA in figurative sculpture, and his practice spans drawing, writing, and other occasionally unclassifiable forms.
Alongside his studio work, Nicholas has led creative teams and spearheaded editorial leadership in both digital and print media. He was part of the original crew behind Netflix Jr. Magazine, launching in April 2022 and later reimagined as Netflix Family Magazine, where he currently oversees editorial, content, and production for this print and digital publication serving Netflix’s Kids & Family audience.
Prior to that, Nicholas built arts education programs in both institutional and independent settings, developed community arts programming, curated exhibitions, and served as Assistant Artistic Director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA), a statewide summer intensive for high school artists.
His projects have received support from the Brooklyn Arts Council and he has collaborated internationally as an artist-in-residence with HANGAR – Center of Artistic Research in Lisbon, Portugal, and La Escuela de Diseño de Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic. He has taught art at Pace University, Marymount Manhattan College – Bedford Hills Women's Prison Program, the New York Academy of Art, and New York State Summer School of the Arts. He has conducted sculpture workshops for the Museum of Art and Design in New York and Manhattanville University.
His drawings have often been described as "idiosyncratic," and he still can’t decide if that’s a compliment or a total dis. He continues to make them anyhow.