Nicholas Ostoff (he/him) is a visual artist with a focus in drawing and painting. In his work, Ostoff explores the spaces within our everyday surroundings, and how we mediate these spaces through memory. Ostoff obtained a BFA from OCAD University in 1999, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. Ostoff's work is in many public and private collections, and he is represented by Christie Contemporary. Ostoff has been teaching variety of painting courses at OCAD University since 2013.