Nick W. Acton is a visual artist from the Puget Sound region of Washington state. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received a BFA in Visual Communications in 2023. He currently resides in Chicago.
My art explores the degradation of material and memory. Primarily I focus on human interaction--with land and each other--by telling stories of the world and how we live alongside it. Through drawing, collage, photo, books, and digital constructions, I examine overlooked, everyday niches and cement them into lasting image. While my field exploration and gathering of experiences is chaotic and impulsive, my in-studio work is an obsessive practice. I strive to imbue every image with ghostly memory. My greatest inspirations come from the world of comedy.