Bernard Nicolas is a well-traveled immigrant from Haiti who holds a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA's film school. He is a photographer, digital artist and a mental health therapist. He considers spirituality to be the essence that links his various creative endeavors.

"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art."
- Andy Warhol

"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them." - Carl Jung

"Whatever else my shortcomings, I persisted in what I loved, and what I loved discovered a way to speak beyond the self. As far as I know, that is when art becomes worthwhile"

- John Nichols