Nicholas Clifford Simko

Nicholas Clifford Simko (b. 1989) is a student artist who works predominantly in photography and digital graphics. His aesthetic consists of using created, photographed, or retrieved images to form collages that represent multiple situational factors in a narrative. Simko plans on majoring in Interdiciplinary Photography and Graphic Design.

Current Projects

Simko is currently working through his freshman year as a Foundations student, where he is exploring new avenues of expression such as performance, video, and drawing.

Education

Middletown High School North 2004-2008

Monmouth County Arts High School 2006-2007

Maryland Institute College of Art Pre-College Studio Residency Program 2007

Maryland Institute College of Art 2008-present

Solo Shows

Connextion: A Discourse on Life and Death, Middletown Public Library June-July 2008

Group Shows

Middletown Arts Center Youth Art Show 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008; Middletown High School North Spring Art Show 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; Monmouth County Arts High School Exhibit 2006,2007; Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival 2007,2008; MICA Pre-College Student Work Exhibition 2007. Middletown Arts Center Photo Show 2008 MICA Accreditation Show 2009

Awards/Achievements

MICA Trustee Scholarship, MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, MICA Pre-College Scholarship, MAC Achievement in the Arts Scholarship, MHSN Booster Club Scholarship, Claire Doyle Excellence in Writing Scholarship, Osbourne Scholarship, Viewpoint Senior Editor Award

MAC Photo Show Awards: Best in Show 2008, "Ghosts from Diane;" First Place Digital Imaging, "Vacilando," Second Place Black and White Prints, "Heartland;" Third Place Digital Imaging, "Reunion"

Third Place winner in Congressman Pallone's Congressional Art Competition for "Ghosts from Diane"

Photograph published in Photographer's Forum Best of Student Photography 2007.