Nichols continues to pursue an active art practice alongside his professional endeavors in the field of arts administration and education. He was the 2022–2023 Bay Area Black Artist Studio Fellow at Root Division, where he created new works and curated exhibitions highlighting Black cultural memory and intergenerational storytelling. His artwork has been exhibited at the de Young Museum, Marin MOCA, Soft Times Gallery, Good Mother Gallery, Root Division, and the exhibition 50 Black Artists of Northern California at Petaluma Arts Center. He is currently a MFA candidate at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.