Nic Tisdale

Nic Tisdale is an artist and educator who resides and works in the southeast . He received a MFA and MA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Montevallo and Samford University in Birmingham, AL.He has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Mixografia Gallery during the LA Print Fair, Dubai Art week, and the CICA Museum in South Korea. Additionally, his work is included in both national and international collections.

In my artistic practice, I explore the convergence of traditional printmaking, specifically CMYK lithography, with contemporary digital mediums, emphasizing the interplay between physical and virtual realms. This forced interaction between the two modes of mass media prompts viewers to question the boundaries of communicated expression. I introduce errors and mundane internet content directly into the hexadecimal code of my imagery. Doing so disrupts expected order within my images and produces visual errors. This process celebrates imperfection and flaws in our visual tools and reflects on the complexities of communication in the information age. In an era reliant on digital communication, I'm intrigued by the potential flaws digital mediums introduce into language structures and visual forms, shaping our interactions in an increasingly distanced society.