Nikolas Demasi grew up in the outback town of Broken Hill, situated in the remote New South Wales.   This is where his love for the rich arid colours has stemmed from. His father was a miner and his mother worked at the RSL Club. He remembers when he was younger being intrigued in the arts, being drawn to painting, sculpture and mixed media from a very young age.

Demasi has been greatly influenced by both the rich landscape and the eccentric ‘bush artists’ of that region. The remnants of his bush upbringing are subtly apparent in his large, expressive, emotionally powerful paintings. The outback theme is often contrasted by a sense of urban grit and chaos to further veil his works in an element of mystique.