Nicholas Morris is a California born artist, artisan and architect, living and working in Grenoble, France. He obtained his BFA in sculpture with a minor in visual studies at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and his Diplôme d’État from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble. He has several years of experience with the theory and practice of socially engaged art and his works often take the form of pedagogical and building collaborations. He has organized projects in the U.S., U.K., India and France and has been the recipient of the Wornick Scholarship for excellence in woodworking and the IMPACT social entrepreneurship award from the Center for Art and Public Life in Oakland, California.