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Art By Nicolas Lyford-Pike "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another." ~ Helen Keller |
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Nicolas Lyford-Pike has lived in Columbus Indiana since 1992. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, however his family is from Montevideo, Uruguay. Nicolas was born profoundly deaf and was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. At about the same age he had already taught himself to read and write. |
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His first written words were the names of all the Brazilian
states, which he wrote across the walls of his parent’s bedroom!
Nicolas’ fascination with wheels, hubcaps, cars and constellations also started at an early age. It was quite common for his parents to find him by their apartment living room window looking at the sky in the middle of the night or visiting the neighbor’s garage to borrow spare wheels. He has a strong visual memory, which he uses to recreate the sky’s appearance as seen from different hemispheres at any given time of year. Nicolas graduated from Columbus East High School in 2003, but was unable to find a job until meeting Paul Neufelder at “Art in the Park” in the summer of 2004. Paul realized from the beginning what an incredible artist Nicolas could become, even with the obvious communication barrier and has worked with him since that time. One year after meeting and training with Paul, Nicolas’ artwork was on display at “Art in the Park”. That first show was quickly followed by additional showings at Columbus’ “An Evening of Art”, “Art Walk” and Cummins Inc. He has also participated in an “IN*SOURCE Conference” in Lafayette Indiana and VSA (Very Special Artists) in Indianapolis. Both Paul and Nicolas were featured in the Public Television program “Across Indiana” where they were interviewed and shown working in their studio. Nicolas has donated his artwork to various auctions, contributing to the community that now recognizes him as an artist. View “ The Art of Understanding” (Episode #1610) on the WFYI website. Nicolas is a member of ArtsWORK Indiana and since April is Autism Awarness Month, his art and Paul's were recently shown at the East and West Bloomingfoods Market and Deli in Bloomington, Indiana. Also, at VSAI (1505 N. Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46202) in conjuction with Riley Hospital, Nicolas' work was displayed during the month of April , 2009. In April 2010, Nicolas work was displayed at IU Medical Science Building. The Arc of Bartholomew County showed at the Columbus, IN Yes Cinema: Autism, The Musical and Nicolas's art was shown in the lobby. Nicolas has two younger sisters and currently lives with his parents in Columbus. |
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