Nation

Nation was born in Queens, New York on October 29, 1969. He was first introduced to art by his mother who would punish him for his "wrongdoings" by reading aloud to him from Dante’s Inferno. One day he caught a glimpse of Gustav Dore's famous engravings, which piqued his interest in the art world. He was taught basic drawing skills by a nun in Catholic school, but is otherwise self taught.