Biography

Born in Iowa Nicolas Gadbois grew up in the Midwest and began making art at a young age. He learned commercial illustration from his father in Minneapolis. During the 1980s he worked as an illustrator at a large ad agency in Los Angeles by day and played music in bands by night. In 1990 he discovered the medium of cement and incorporated it into his artwork creating a series of cement paintings. At this time Nicolas was exhibiting in numerous galleries in Los Angeles. During the 1990s he built a house in north central Washington and launched his own business Earthtone. He developed various applications for functional art combining artistic concrete work with construction. His education includes an undergraduate degree from Portland State University and a Masters of Fine Art degree from Vermont College. He has exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and Santa Fe and his work is included in many private and corporate collections. In 2008 he received a large public art commission from the Tri Cities Cancer Center in Kennewick Washington that featured his pre-cast concrete work. He currently lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Solo Exhibitions
2009 Wood Gallery, "Signs", Montpelier, VT.
2009 Mesa College, "Industrial", San Diego, CA.
2007 Chambers Gallery, "Site", Portland, OR.
2006 Confluence Gallery, "The Map Series", Twisp, WA.
2003 Guardino Gallery, "Overland", Portland, OR.
2002 Shambhala, "Material World", New York, NY.
1997 Confluence Gallery, "Medicine Wheel", Twisp, WA.
1995 Artspace, "Northwest Passage", Seattle, WA.
1994 American Institute of Architects, "Cement Works", Seattle, WA.
1993 Insight Gallery, "Transformations", Seattle, WA.
1992 Second Story Gallery, "Crossroads", Seattle, WA.
1992 EZTV, "Labyrinth", L.A.,
1989 Zero One Gallery, "Primitive Future", L.A., CA.
1988 Thinking Eye Gallery, "In the Underworld", L.A., CA

Group Exhibitions
2009 The Arts Alliance, "Thermal Dynamics", Albuquerque, NM.
2009 Salon Margraff, "June Exhibition", Santa Fe, NM.
2007 Beppu Wiarda Gallery, "All About Maps", Portland, OR.
2007 Diannich Gallery, "Love and Passion", Brattleboro, VT.
2006 Anacortes Art Center, "Other Side of the Mountain", WA.
2005 Mark Woolley Gallery, "One Foot After Another", Portland OR.
2004 Savage Art Resources, "Paperwork", Portland, OR.
2003 Autzen Gallery, "Filling Space", Portland State University, OR.
2002 Fleetwell Library, "Artpeace", Fleetwell, MA.
1998 Confluence Gallery, "Metalurge", Twisp, WA.
1994 Kirsten Gallery, "Vision, Myth and Magic", Seattle, WA.
1992 Merging One Gallery, "Landmarks", L.A., CA.
1991 Los Angeles City College, "Ancient Themes", L.A., CA.
1990 Marquardt Gallery, "A Different Aesthetic", L.A., CA.
1989 Druidis Biada Gallery, "Scapes", Mt. St. Mary's College, CA.
1987 Thinking Eye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1985 Realist Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Public Art
2008 13 precast cement panels for Tri Cities Cancer Center, Kennewick, WA.

Education
2004 Bachelor of Arts, Portland State University, Portland OR.
2009 Master of Fine Arts, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont
Born, Iowa City, Iowa 1949