Graham Nickson (born 1946) is a British artist known for large-scale figurative paintings and drawings. He was born in Knowle Green, United Kingdom.[1] He has lived in New York City since 1976[2] and he has been Dean of the New York Studio School since 1988, where he developed a "Drawing Marathon," a two-week program of intensive study.[2] Nickson works in oils, acrylics, charcoal, and watercolor.