Nigel Mullins was born in Grahamstown in 1969, received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Rhodes University in 1993. He has held several solo shows in South Africa, the UK, and Germany and participated in many group exhibitions and art fairs. He received the first prize at the Royal Overseas League's 14th Annual Open Exhibition in London (1997) and the merit prize at the ABSA A'Ltelier Art Compe