Nicholas Auen
Born 1982 in San Diego, CA. Lives and works in California.
Nicholas Auen was born into an artistic family that encouraged his passion of music, drawing, painting, architecture, and our environmental beauty in the cosmos. Developing his skills using multiple mediums, Nicholas studied glass blowing, welding, life drawing and art history.
Auen’s professional art career began when he was 19 years old while studying under the artist Therman Statom. While working with Therman, he further developed his skills in glass blowing, painting, ceramics, and various metallic materials.
With Therman’s influence, he was able to study with many other established artists such as Martin Blank, Dale Chihuly, Jun Kaneko and Karen LaMonte amongst many others.
The experiences while working with artists in their variety of mediums strengthened Auen’s desire to create art that conveys messages utilizing reflective finishes and acrylic paints.
Solo Exhibition in Palm Springs
Introspective Energy
May 23 - June 28, 2025
If you missed Nicholas Auen's exhibition in our Palm Desert gallery last season, here’s another opportunity. Join us in Palm Springs for a special opening reception—your chance to meet one of the most promising talents of his generation.
Nicholas creates figurative and abstract imagery using meticulously chromed and hand-painted aluminum cut-outs, resulting in a mesmerizing, multidimensional effect. His work is already in numerous collections, and while his career is off to a stellar start, the best is yet to come.
While our galleries are open year-round, this will be the final opening reception of the 2024–25 season. Our event schedule resumes in October, so we hope you’ll take this opportunity to join us—or to visit the exhibition during its run if you can’t attend the opening.
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