Walter Nickell (Nick) Sousanis is the former editor-in-chief and co-founder of thedetroiter.com.[1] In addition to managing the daily operations of thedetroiter.com since its founding October 2002, Sousanis authored art reviews and editorials, and was responsible for editing all content and updating the site. He also coordinated contributors and established connections to members of the community on behalf of thedetroiter.com, and contributed arts coverage for the Detroit Metro Times, an alternative paper. He was contracted to produce a biography of legendary Detroit artist Charles McGee, a biography sponsored by the Wayne State University Press.
Sousanis' own artwork has appeared in a number of shows in the Detroit area, including a billboard for the Ferndale, Michigan Public Art Project. Between 2004 and 2007, Sousanis served as a board member of the non-profit arts organization Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), and had served as chairman, starting in 2005.
In recognition of his accomplishments in the arts community of Southeastern Michigan, Sousanis was selected as one of Crain's Detroit Business's "40 under 40" for 2006.
In 2007, Sousanis was appointed Director of Exhibitions for Work @ Detroit, an exhibition space in Detroit operated by the University of Michigan School of Art & Design. WORK @ Detroit is located in the University of Michigan Detroit Center at Orchestra Place, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201.
In early 2008, Sousanis moved from Detroit to New York to expand his scope and enroll in the education doctorate program at Columbia University's Teachers College. Shortly following the move he resigned as editor of thedetroiter.com. In March, he agreed to sell the thedetroiter.com to Y Arts, the arts arm of the YMCA of Metro Detroit. In 2009 he got married to New York artist Leah Keller.