Patrick Nichols
Patrick Nichols 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, CBC-Radio Canada.
- Black Community Mixtapes, CityTV.
Music (Album Cover photography)
- "Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze "
- Catherine MacLellan – "Water In The Ground"
- The John Henrys – "Sweet As The Grain"
- Keshia Chanté – "Keshia Chante"
- Ivana Santilli – Corduroy Boogie
- Ghetto Concept – "7 Bill$ All Stars "
- Various – Groovessentials
- Jazmin – Better Be Good
- Jazmin – Don't Push
- Madlocks – "Nothing To Lose Much To Gain"
- Ivana Santilli – "Brown"
- Maestro – "Built To Last"
- Ghetto Concept – "Krazy World"
- Madlocks – "In My Life"
- Dream Warriors Featuring Beenie Man – Sound Clash
- Dream Warriors – "Day In Day Out"
- Split Personality – "I Don't Know "
- Rupert Gayle – "The Time Is Right"
- Organized Rhyme – "Huh!? Stiffenin Against The Wall"