Patrick Nichols

Patrick Nichols (born 1965) is a Jamaican-Canadian photographer, cultural curator and hip-hop pioneer most notably recognized for his iconic 2024 AGO-installation, "A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop." Regarded as one of "The First 50" Toronto hip-hop architects, he is considered a foremost photographer of the early hip-hop scene in Canada.

Notable works

Photography

• Patrick Nichols. A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop, 2024.
• Patrick Nichols. Michie 2K, 2000.
• Dream Warriors by Patrick Nichols, 1996.
• Ghetto Concept by Patrick Nichols, 1994.
• Michie Mee by Patrick Nichols, 1994.
• Ghetto Concept by Patrick Nichols, 1992.
• K-os by Patrick Nichols, 2006
• Mathematik by Patrick Nichols, 2001

Exhibitions

• 2025: A Great Day in Toronto Hip Hop: A Throwback, Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario.
• 2024: The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, Art Gallery of Ontario.
• 2023: The First 50: Toronto's Hip Hop Architects, Hart House, University of Toronto.
• 2023: We do it for the Culture: A Hip Hop at 50 Event Series, Hart House.
• 2018: …Everything Remains Raw: Photographing Toronto’s Hip Hop Culture from Analogue to Digital, McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Television, Radio and Film

• Q with Tom Power (2024), CBC-Radio Canada.
• Black Community Mixtapes (2023), CityTV.

Music (Album Cover photography)

Source:

• "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)
• Ghetto Concept – "Krazy World" (1998)
• Madlocks – "In My Life" (1997)
• Dream Warriors Featuring Beenie Man – Sound Clash (1996)
• Dream Warriors – "Day In Day Out"(1994)
• Split Personality – "I Don't Know "(1993)
• Rupert Gayle – "The Time Is Right" (1993)
• Organized Rhyme – "Huh!? Stiffenin Against The Wall" (1992)

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