Patrick Nichols
{{Short description|Jamaican–Canadian photographer, Hip Hop artist and cultural curator (born 1965)}}
Patrick Nichols (born 1965){{Cite web |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Mark Campbell explores the history of Toronto's hip-hop culture in new photo exhibition |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-may-25-2018-tig-notaro-mark-campbell-and-more-1.4676310/mark-campbell-explores-the-history-of-toronto-s-hip-hop-culture-in-new-photo-exhibition-1.4676378 |website=CBC}} is a Jamaican-Canadian photographer, cultural curator and hip-hop pioneer most notably recognized for his iconic 2024 AGO-installation,{{Cite web |title='A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop' A Throwback |url=https://ago.ca/events/great-day-toronto-hip-hop-social |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Art Gallery of Ontario |language=en}} "A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop."{{Cite web |last=Chris |first=Dart |date=December 10, 2024 |title=A massive new exhibition examines hip-hop's impact on the modern world |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/a-massive-new-exhibition-examines-hip-hop-s-impact-on-the-modern-world-1.7406310 |website=CBC}} Regarded as one of "The First 50" Toronto hip-hop architects,{{Cite web |title=The First 50: Toronto's Hip Hop Architects {{!}} Events {{!}} Hart House |url=https://harthouse.ca/events/thefirst50 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=harthouse.ca |language=en}} he is considered a foremost photographer of the early hip-hop scene in Canada.{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Patrick Nichols on his photographs of Toronto's hip-hop scene |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/patrick-nichols-on-his-photographs-of-toronto-s-hip-hop-scene-1.7404786 |website=CBC}}
Notable works
= Photography =
- Patrick Nichols. A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop, 2024.{{Cite web |title=The Culture Poster: A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop |url=https://shop.ago.ca/96055/the-culture-poster-a-great-day-in-toronto-hip-hop/? |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=shop AGO |language=en}}
- Patrick Nichols. Michie 2K, 2000.{{Cite web |title=Three legendary hip hop moments with Michie Mee |url=https://readfoyer.com/article/three-legendary-hip-hop-moments-michie-mee |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Foyer |language=en}}
- Dream Warriors by Patrick Nichols, 1996.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake |url=https://torontolife.com/culture/what-toronto-hip-hop-looked-like-before-drake/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}
- Ghetto Concept by Patrick Nichols, 1994.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake |url=https://torontolife.com/culture/what-toronto-hip-hop-looked-like-before-drake/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}
- Michie Mee by Patrick Nichols, 1994.{{Cite web |last=Chris |first=Rattan |date=April 10, 2018 |title=The stories behind three iconic Canadian hip-hop photos |url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/the-stories-behind-three-iconic-canadian-hip-hop-photos/ |website=NOW Magazine}}
- Ghetto Concept by Patrick Nichols, 1992.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake |url=https://torontolife.com/culture/what-toronto-hip-hop-looked-like-before-drake/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}
- K-os by Patrick Nichols, 2006{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake |url=https://torontolife.com/culture/what-toronto-hip-hop-looked-like-before-drake/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}
- Mathematik by Patrick Nichols, 2001{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Twelve gorgeous photos of what Toronto hip hop looked like before Drake |url=https://torontolife.com/culture/what-toronto-hip-hop-looked-like-before-drake/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}
= Exhibitions =
- 2025: A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop: A Throwback, Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario.{{Cite web |title='A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop' A Throwback |url=https://ago.ca/events/great-day-toronto-hip-hop-social |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Art Gallery of Ontario |language=en}}
- 2024: The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, Art Gallery of Ontario.{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=INVENTIVE AND EMPOWERED, THE CULTURE: HIP HOP AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY OPENS AT THE AGO DECEMBER 4 |url=https://ago.ca/press-release/inventive-and-empowered-culture-hip-hop-and-contemporary-art-21st-century-opens-ago |website=Art Gallery of Ontario}}
- 2023: The First 50: Toronto's Hip Hop Architects, Hart House, University of Toronto.{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2023 |title=The First 50: Toronto's Hip Hop Architects |url=https://harthouse.ca/events/thefirst50 |website=Hart House}}
- 2023: We do it for the Culture: A Hip Hop at 50 Event Series,{{Cite web |title=We do it for the Culture: A Hip Hop at 50 Event Series {{!}} Events {{!}} Hart House |url=https://harthouse.ca/events/we-do-it-for-the-culture |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=harthouse.ca |language=en}} Hart House.{{Cite web |last=phalfert |date=2023-09-19 |title=York co-hosts event series celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary |url=https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2023/09/19/york-co-hosts-event-series-celebrating-hip-hops-50th-anniversary/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=YFile |language=en-CA}}
- 2018: …Everything Remains Raw: Photographing Toronto’s Hip Hop Culture from Analogue to Digital,{{Cite web |title=Everything Remains Raw Exhibit |url=https://mcmichael.com/event/everything-remains-raw-photographing-torontos-hip-hop-culture-from-analogue-to-digital/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=McMichael Canadian Art Collection |language=en-US}} McMichael Canadian Art Collection.{{Cite web |last=Ablachim |first=Cristian |date=2018-02-06 |title=The McMichael presents photographic works of Toronto's hip hop culture, in partnership with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival |url=https://mcmichael.com/press-room/the-mcmichael-presents-photographic-works-of-torontos-hip-hop-culture-in-partnership-with-scotiabank-contact-photography-festival/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=McMichael Canadian Art Collection |language=en-US}}
= Television, Radio and Film =
- Q with Tom Power (2024), CBC-Radio Canada.{{Citation |last=FM |first=Player |title=Patrick Nichols: What it's like to photograph the Toronto hip-hop scene |date=2025-03-17 |url=https://player.fm/series/q-the-podcast-from-cbc-radio/patrick-nichols-what-its-like-to-photograph-the-toronto-hip-hop-scene |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Black Community Mixtapes (2023), CityTV.{{Citation |title=Black Community Mixtapes |date=2023-09-24 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27911024/? |access-date=2025-03-20 |others=KhaRå Martin, Patrick Nichols, Itah Sadu |publisher=CityTV, Oya Media Group}}
= Music (Album Cover photography) =
- "Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze (An Appreciation Of JJ Cale)" (2014)
- Catherine MacLellan – "Water In The Ground" (2009)
- The John Henrys – "Sweet As The Grain" (2008)
- Keshia Chanté – "Keshia Chante" (2004)
- Ivana Santilli – Corduroy Boogie (2004)
- Ghetto Concept – "7 Bill$ All Stars (Da Album)" (2002)
- Various – Groovessentials (2000)
- Jazmin (2) – Better Be Good (2000)
- Jazmin (2) – Don't Push (1999)
- Madlocks – "Nothing To Lose Much To Gain" (1999)
- Ivana Santilli – "Brown" (1999)
- Maestro – "Built To Last" (1998){{Citation |title=Maestro - Built To Last |date=1998 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/869694-Maestro-Built-To-Last |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Ghetto Concept – "Krazy World" (1998){{Citation |title=Ghetto Concept - Krazy World |date=1998 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4919502-Ghetto-Concept-Krazy-World |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Madlocks – "In My Life" (1997)
- Dream Warriors Featuring Beenie Man – Sound Clash (1996){{Citation |title=Dream Warriors Featuring Beenie Man - Sound Clash |date=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/364869-Dream-Warriors-Featuring-Beenie-Man-Sound-Clash |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Dream Warriors – "Day In Day Out"(1994){{Citation |title=Dream Warriors - Day In Day Out |date=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/95056-Dream-Warriors-Day-In-Day-Out |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Split Personality – "I Don't Know "(1993){{Citation |title=Split Personality - I Don't Know |date=1993 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5318542-Split-Personality-I-Dont-Know |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Rupert Gayle – "The Time Is Right" (1993){{Citation |title=Rupert Gayle - The Time Is Right |date=1993 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1470170-Rupert-Gayle-The-Time-Is-Right |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
- Organized Rhyme – "Huh!? Stiffenin Against The Wall" (1992){{Citation |title=Organized Rhyme - Huh!? Stiffenin Against The Wall |date=1992 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/744398-Organized-Rhyme-Huh-Stiffenin-Against-The-Wall |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en}}
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