Owen Nichols is an architect based in New York City where he, along with Clara Syme, co-directs a83 and the design firm Chibbernoonie. Since operating a83 he has curated over ten exhibitions, organized events and educational workshops, and has led the production of fine-art print editions for architects including Reiser + Umemoto, Young & Ayata, Common Accounts, Galo Canizares, Architensions, and Sean Canty, whose work printed by a83 was acquired by MoMA as part of their permanent collection. a83 has been featured in The Architect’s Newspaper, ARCHITECT magazine, Architectural Record, Cultured Magazine, and The New York Times. Nichols is the editor of the forthcoming book Architectural Image-Making in 1980s New York: The John Nichols Printmakers and Publishers Collection published by Spector Books. Through a83 Nichols has been the recipient of two grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
 
Chibbernoonie prioritizes communication through images specializing in hybrid drawings, printmaking, and modeling. Chibbernoonie has developed a portfolio of built work—including an apiary; a cafe, way-finding system, and garden for a special needs high school; and a single-family home renovation/addition—while maintaining a speculative image-based practice. Chibbernoonie’s work has been published in Pidgin, ARQ, Harvard Design Magazine, Inscriptions, edited by K. Michael Hays and Andrew Holder (Harvard University Press, 2022), and Dwell. Chibbernoonie is currently designing a music venue and nightclub in both Los Angeles and Washington D.C., a storefront in lower Manhattan, and a single-family house in New Jersey.
 
Nichols received a BFA with concentrations in drawing and printmaking and an MArch from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia University, UFPR in Brazil, Parsons School of Design, and Cornell University.

Nichols's CV is available here.