Nick Hollibaugh was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. When most kids were watching cartoons, Nick spent his Saturday mornings watching episodes of the New Yankee Workshop. And so was born a life long fascination with woodworking and the art of building. His love for craft and art became more evident in high school and it became clear that this was the direction his life would go. He went on to study Art and Furniture Design at Heron School of Art in Indianapolis where he received his Bachelors Degree. He was then recruited to the Rhode Island School of Design where he continued his studies in Furniture Design and Sculpture. After receiving a Masters Degree in fine art, Nick remained in Providence and began his career as both a Woodworker and an Artist.

In 2009 I moved to small town in Massachusetts. For this first time in my life that I didn’t live in a city, never mind a town without a stop light. It was a new chapter in my life. I was working in a beautiful, new studio in this very small town. It was was no longer surrounded by artist friends and trending stimulation. It was just me everyday in this new place. As an artist you are constantly searching and finding what inspires you at a particular time. My work up until recently was fueled by things I could see and experiences I could visualize. I was driven by places I had been and cultures around those places. It was reflective of my surroundings and memories.

Recently, I feel as though something in my work has changed. Perhaps it has something do with parenthood and the way that changes so much of the way you think and feel and receive emotion. And how that emotion between yourself and these people that are part of you becomes the biggest thing in your life. What I have found is that it has changed the way I make art. It has changed my need search and find. I feel as though I have gained a sense of trust in the process and an understanding that it is no longer about searching for something that surrounds me … but rather discovering something inside me. The art has become my process of creating a physical object about something that has no physical existence … yet you know it is there. And perhaps an understanding that its definition is ever changing.

Over the years he has participated in an array of projects including: fine art exhibitions, custom furniture making, architectural details, retail design, and teaching art and design at the College level.