Portrait of Nicholas Hatfull. Courtesy of the artist and Dracula\u2019s Revenge, New York.\n\nNicholas Hatfull (born in Tokyo, Japan) is a painter who lives and works in Norwich, UK. Hatfull\u2019s first solo exhibition in the United States, titled Shades, is on view at Dracula\u2019s Revenge in New York through June 18.\xa0Hatfull received a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 2011, and was the Sainsbury Scholar in Painting and Sculpture at the British School at Rome in 2012. Recent solo exhibitions include Josh Lilley, London (2020, 2017, 2014); The Club, Tokyo (2019); and Peles Empire, London (2012). Group exhibitions include Leave the road; take the trail at Xenia Creative Retreat, Hampshire (2022); Timelessness at The Club, Tokyo (2020); Stains On A Decade at Josh Lilley, London (2019); Folly at Emalin, Airth, Scotland (2016); D\u2019Apr\xe8s Giorgio at Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome (2012); and Re-generation at Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome (2012). His work has appeared in Financial Times, Frieze, Mousse, and Time Out, among others. Hatfull\u2019s writing about painting has appeared in Apollo, Frieze, Mousse, and monographs such as Michael Armitage \u2018You, Who Are Still Alive\u2019 (2022).\n\nNicholas Hatfull Shades V, 2023 Oil, gouache and acrylic on canvas 67 x 51 1/4 inches (170 x 130 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Dracula\u2019s Revenge, New York.\n\nNicholas Hatfull Shades IV, 2023 Oil, gouache and acrylic on canvas 67 x 51 1/4 inches (170 x 130 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Dracula\u2019s Revenge, New York.\n\nNicholas Hatfull Shades I, 2022 Oil, gouache and acrylic on canvas 67 x 51 1/4 inches (170 x 130 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Dracula\u2019s Revenge, New York.