Nicky Tshovutshovu was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 28 August 1975. He grew up with paint and brushes as his toys, inspired by his father who is an artist. He watched him work in different disciplines of art and after a while Nicky's ‘play’ turned into ‘art’.

After completing High School in 1994, he joined a supermarket chain as a commercial artist using the skills his father had taught him in his studio. After three years he moved to the Marketing Department of the same supermarket as trainee P.R. Manager. In May 2000 he realised his passion as an artist is not expanding and growing so he resigned from the corporate world to become a full-time artist. He started developing his creativity and taught himself different techniques by reading books on subjects such as the Fauvist movement and through daily training. Henri Matisse, Kandisky and Norman Tshovutshovu are but some of his sources of inspiration.

He is currently based in Durban, South Africa where he captures everyday life on canvas.

Nicky finds his motivation and direction from His Father in heaven and has a close relationship with his Lord, Jesus Christ.