The Texas State University System’s Public Art Program announced Nic Nicosia as the commissioned artist for the Sam Houston State University Recreation Sports Building Expansion. Nicosia was selected through a competitive process involving representatives from across the SHSU campus, including students and alumni.
Texas artist Nic Nicosia has applied his cinematic training from the University of North Texas to create still images and sculptures. He is recognized as a pioneer of the staged photographic movement beginning in the early 1980s and currently resides in Dallas. His work is held in museum collections across the United States including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and many others.
