Nicola Berardino was born in Andria, Italy in 1961 and studied at the Painting School in Gattico under the artist Piero Leo and the Engraving School guided by professor Luigi Astuto. Since 1985 Berardino has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions which have achieved widespread success and positive reactions from both critics and public. His original oil spatula paintings are present in Italian and worldwide art collections.