born in 1998, Durham, North Carolina ; lives and work in Cambridge, MA, USA
Nicolas Lambelet Coleman (b. 1998, North Carolina), is a painter who currently lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds a BA in visual art and political science from Duke University. Coleman has had recent solo exhibitions at Thierry Goldberg (New York NY) and Steve Turner (Los Angeles, CA) with a forthcoming solo exhibition at PM/AM (London, England). His work has also been presented at recent additions of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art fair in Marrakech (2023) and New York (2022). Coleman’s work is largely auto-biographical, primarily using self-portraiture and still life to depict scenes from his life. Whether at home or in a foreign land, Coleman approaches his subject with a curiosity about the intersection of self-conception and one’s environment. Drawn to rich patterns, color, and painterly brushwork, Coleman combines his subtle introspection with an energetic artistic boldness. Ultimately, Coleman aims to use himself as a kaleidoscopic subject that reflects and honors the universality of the human condition.
