▁bo ards ▁including ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Community ▁Development ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁background ▁ ▁Nick ▁Leg eros ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ed ina , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁first ▁encountered ▁an ▁art istic ▁d ile m ma ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁grade . ▁His ▁class ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁create ▁small ▁sculpt ures , ▁and ▁Nick ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁craft ing ▁a ▁small ▁head , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁adm iration ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁class m ates . ▁Nick , ▁in ▁what ▁little ▁time ▁remained , ▁fashion ed ▁an ▁ele ph ant ▁which ▁he ▁turned ▁in ▁for ▁extra ▁credit . ▁The ▁teacher ▁gave ▁his ▁head ▁a ▁" C ," ▁while ▁the ▁ele ph ant ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁" A ." ▁Not ▁satisfied ▁by ▁his ▁teacher ' s ▁just ification , ▁Nick ▁developed ▁a ▁curiosity ▁for ▁art ▁and ▁the ▁distingu ishing ▁constit utive ▁elements ▁of ▁good ▁art . ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Leg eros ▁received ▁his ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Studio ▁Art ▁at ▁Gustav us ▁Ad olph us ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁where ▁learned ▁bronze ▁sculpt ure ▁from ▁notable ▁American ▁S cul pt or ▁Paul ▁Gran l und ▁( Oct ober ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁- ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Nick ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁Gran l und ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 0 , ▁before ▁purs uing ▁his ▁M . F . A ., ▁which ▁he ▁earned ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁in