Nick Eisele
2025 FellowNick Eisele is a Texas-born painter whose work explores balance, narrative, and the expressive potential of light. He studied Visualization at Texas A&M University before continuing his training at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, where he focused on the techniques of the European Old Masters. Eisele creates carefully constructed compositions that investigate tension, atmosphere, and symbolic relationships between forms. While recognized for his award-winning still life work, his recent focus has shifted toward figurative and narrative painting. Through dramatic light, unusual pairings, and theatrical compositions, Eisele aims to create images that feel both timeless and…
Seattle Prize work
Made during the fellowship. Where the process was shared, a painting opens to every stage, from first sketch on.
The Silence Between Hours
Finished · 11 stages
He Who Conquers (Study)
Finished
The First Horseman
In progress · 13 stages
Earlier work
From the portfolio: work made before or outside the fellowship.