Nicholas Mait Milkovich, PhD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Muro de Carga, Koik Contemporary Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2025 Inundated, Schoenherr Gallery, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville IL
2022 The Next Goddamn Virus, MERZ Gallery, Sanquhar, United Kingdom
2021 Mission Hill Arts Festival, Boston MA
2018 Bad Bones, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Entre Habitaciones, ABC Art Baja, Baja California Sur, MX
2026 Faculty Show, Schoenherr Gallery, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville IL
2024 Visual Culture, CICA Museum, South Korea
2024 Open Studios, Cobertizo, Jilotepec, Mexico
2023 Reimagining Naturescapes, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn NY
2023 Down a Long, Dark Corridor, NOT REAL ART, Digital
2023 Recycle, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn NY
- Juried: 3rd Place Winner
2023 MassArt Auction, Design and Media Center MassArt, Boston MA
2023 Casa de Labor, Radio28 Creative Studios, Mexico City, Mexico
2022 Sanquhar Arts Festival, Sanquhar, United Kingdom
2022 MassArt Trustees, Student Life Gallery, Boston MA
2022 May Flowers, The Little Museum of Art, Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville VA
2022 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition, MassArt x Sowa Gallery, Boston MA
2022 MassArt Auction, Design and Media Center MassArt, Boston MA
2021 The Art of Storytelling, Doran Gallery, Boston MA
2021 The Away Show, MassArt Student Life Gallery, Boston MA
2021 Vacant, No More, Brown Family House, Brookline MA
- Solo Curator
2018 Off the Wall, McGuffy Art Center, Charlottesville VA
2017 School of Commerce Artist Showcase, Charlottesville VA
2017 Final Friday, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville VA
RESIDENCIES
June 2025 – August 2025 Koik Contemporary: Mexico City, Mexico
May 2024 – June 2024 Corbertizo: Jilotepec, Mexico
Dec 2023 – March 2024 Artist Alliance Inc: Manhattan, NY, USA
Sept 2023 – Nov 2023 Residency Unlimited: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Dec 2022 – Jan 2023 Radio28 Creative Studios: Mexico City, Mexico
July 2022 – Aug 2022 MERZ Gallery Residency: Sanquhar, United Kingdom
GUEST LECTURER
May 2024 Yale University, Yale Quantum Institute (YQI)
Topic: Your cells are leaking! The uncanny biomechanical world of polyethylene
Sept 2024 International Symposium for Visual Culture 2024, Silver Spring, MD
Topic: Form to Function- how the micro dictates the macro
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SP26 North Central College 3D Design
SP26 North Central College Special Topics: Biomechanics
SP26 North Central College Science of Climate Change
FA24-SP26 College of DuPage Physics (Non-Calculus)
FA24-SP26 College of DuPage Graphics
FA24-SP25 North Central College Particle Dynamics
SP24-SP25 North Central College Thermodynamics
SU23, SU24 Massachusetts College of Art & Design 3D Fundamentals
SU23, SU24 Massachusetts College of Art & Design Issues & Images
SP20 Boston University Introduction to Programming
FA19 Boston University Senior Capstone, Mech. Eng.
WI17 University of Virginia Earth Systems Technology
AWARDS & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS
2024 38th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Winner
2021-2022 Assistant to Artist: Wendy Jacob
2021-2022 Fine Arts Liaison, MassArt
2020-2021 Studio Managers Assistant, MassArt
2020-2021 Foundry Assistant, MassArt
2018 Graduation with Distinction, UVa
2017 International Study, Italy
2016-2018 Sculpture Workshop Supervisor, UVa
2016-2018 Miller Arts Scholars Fellowship, UVa
2016-2018 Meriwether Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership, Fellowship, UVa
2014-2018 Student Docent, Fralin Museum of Art
Positions Held: Recruitment Chair & Student Docent President
EDUCATION
2018-2023 PhD Biomechanical Eng. Boston University
2020-2022 MFA 3D Fine Arts Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2018-2021 MS Mechanical Engineering Boston University
2014-2018 BA Studio Art University of Virginia
2014-2018 BS Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia
2014-2018 Minor in Applied Mathematics University of Virginia
ENGINEERING HONORS
2022 SB3C Conference, PhD Competition- New Topics in Biomech., Cambridge MD
2022 ASME-BED/SB3C Student Paper Competition PhD-level Finalist
2021 SB3C Conference, PhD Competition- Soft Tissue Biomechanics, Virtual
2021 ASME-BED/SB3C Student Paper Competition PhD-level Finalist
2018-2021 Translational Research in Biomaterials (TRB) Fellowship Trainee, BU
2018 Engineering Intern, Microaire Surgical Instruments LLC, Charlottesville VA
2017 Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, UVa
2017 ABEA Poster Competition, 2nd Place Winner, San Diego CA
2015-2016 UVa Department of Biomedical Eng., Lab Aide, UVa
2015 Research & Data Analyst in Radiology, Nemours Pediatric, Wilmington DE