Nick Vickers has been involved in the Australian creative arts industry for over 30 years when he established his first gallery through UNSW Art & Design in 1984. Throughout Nick’s career he has championed the works of emerging artists by establishing a number of galleries through universities and art colleges. He has presented, curated and hosted national and international artists and has lectured in tertiary, intermediary and secondary institutions.

Nick had the privilege of working on an international exchange exhibition, From the Empire’s End, that linked Spanish and Australian contemporary photography. He also established two international student exchange exhibitions linking Australian students to their Irish and Slovenian counterparts. During his career, Nick has contributed to the curatorial expanse of the University of Sydney Art Collection where, through his expertise as Curator of the University Union art collection, he added works of some considerable cultural significance. He established the Sir Hermann Black Gallery & Sculpture Terrace through which he hosted and curated ten years of highly rated art exhibitions and prizes that included The Blake Prize and The Freedman Foundation annual exhibitions. He has also acted as Curator to the Activate UTS art collection. One of the most exiting projects that became a highlight of Nick’s career was his involvement with the law firm Curwoods who offered a studio residency program from their offices in Australia Square. This project offered a studio space with a generous stipend to an emerging artist for 10 months and an exhibition in the Australia Square foyer that promoted the artists and established a springboard for their future careers. On a local government level Nick has served on curatorial panels with the Sawmillers Sculpture Prize at North Sydney, The City of Ryde Council as Curator of SWAP. Most recently he initiated Artists4Ukraine and Prints4Ukraine, 2 seperate fundraising exhibitions that support displaced children from the Russian/​Ukraine conflict. Over 100 of Australia’s leading artists donated works and raised over $75,500 for this worthy cause. Currently, Nick works as an independent art curator and casual lecturer. In 2024 he curated a major exhibition Beyond the Brush in NSW Parliament House, Sydney. He has also co-curated a number of exhibitions at The Armory at Sydney Olympic Park.