Nicholas Middleton (born 1975 in London, England) is an English artist.
[3] His paintings are "primarily influenced by the experience of the urban environment as a visual arena where unexpected juxtapositions occur".
[5] Middleton has been selected for the John Moores Painting Prize on six occasions.
In 2006 Middleton was the Visitors' Choice Award winner at John Moores Painting Prize 24 with a black and white photorealist painting "Scene from a Contemporary Novel" (oil on canvas, 101 x 234 cm).
[6][7][8][9] In 2016 Middleton's work "Figures in an Arch" was long-listed for the John Moores Painting Prize 2016.