Selected Exhibitions & Professional Accomplishments
Nicholas Bustamante is a nationally recognized painter and muralist whose work is represented in private, public, and museum collections. His career includes seventeen solo exhibitions, thirty-nine group exhibitions, and twenty-two large-scale public murals throughout Louisiana. His artistic practice extends beyond traditional studio work through interdisciplinary collaborations in art and science, with scientific illustrations published in textbooks and international research journals.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Then, and Now, and Always — Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
Postcards From Home — AVA Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Trespass — Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Artifacts From a Long Walk Home — Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
There's No Place Like... — The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
Echoes of June — Capital Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Fragmentation of Color — Yavapai Gallery, Prescott, AZ
Balance Between Grace and Truth — Roger D. Malkin Gallery, Greenville, MS
As Night Spills into Day — Artspace Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Selected Group Exhibitions
Underground — MASS Visual Art Center, Gainesville, FL
Southern Ghosts and Living Souls — A Burnner Gallery Affiliate, Bossier City, LA
Contemporary Still Life Exhibition — The Fine Arts Center, Hot Springs, AR
Small Works Exhibition — Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
Dark Dreams — LoPressionism Gallery, Melbourne, FL
Fragments of Time and Space — Coffman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
What Remains — Courtyard Gallery, West Monroe, LA
Art Melt — Capitol Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
Public Art & Murals
Star Bar, Hotel Monroe — Monroe, LA
Ochsner Medical Center — Bossier City, LA
Delta Biscuit Company — Ruston, LA
North Louisiana Timber Industry, Weyerhaeuser Company — Ruston, LA
Downtown Geometric Mural — Ruston, LA
Louisiana Delta Community College — Monroe, LA
Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA) — Alexandria, LA
Research & Publications
Developing Curriculum for Teaching Scientific Visualization
Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning Journal
Published Scientific Illustrations
Hydrogel Microparticle's Network Structure in the Collapsed and Swollen States
Cover illustration — Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 137, Issue 25
Contextualizing Care in Cultures
Cover illustration — A Journal of Rhetoric in Society, Volume 7, Issue 3
Self-Assembly of Clay Nanotubes on Hair Surface for Medical and Cosmetic Formulations
Scientific illustration — Journal of Materials Chemistry
Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels with Tailorable Surface and Mechanical Properties for Tissue Engineering Applications
Scientific illustration — ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Engineered Stem Cell-Based Scaffolds and Patches for Heart Disorders
Scientific illustration — Microscale Technologies for Cell Engineering
Research Grants
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Louisiana Networks of Excellence for Tomorrow (LA-NEXT)
Co-Principal Investigator | $8 Million Research Award
Honors & Awards
University Faculty Senate Chair Award — Louisiana Tech University
Foundation Professor of the Year Award — Louisiana Tech University