About Me
Background
Background
Background
Born in Middlesbrough in 1964, Nigel studied Art at Cleveland College of Art and Fine Art at Canterbury College of Art before completing an MFA at the University of Newcastle. He combined working as an exhibiting artist with roles as a part time lecturer. He also completed a number of Artist in Residence posts before undertaking a PGCE i
Born in Middlesbrough in 1964, Nigel studied Art at Cleveland College of Art and Fine Art at Canterbury College of Art before completing an MFA at the University of Newcastle. He combined working as an exhibiting artist with roles as a part time lecturer. He also completed a number of Artist in Residence posts before undertaking a PGCE in 1995. After two years working as a lecturer at South East Essex College in Southend he moved to work in the secondary sector, becoming Head of Art at Churchill Academy in Somerset. At the end of 2024 He retired from teaching after 30 years to focus upon his own work.
CV
Background
Background
Group Exhibitions
- Open Call Summer Exhibition, Art Gallery by Aga Kubish. July 2024
- Ilminster Arts Open 2024, Ilminster Arts Centre, June 2024
- Somerset Art Works Festival, September 2024
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Selected past experience
Artist in Residence posts.
- Aston Hall Hospital, September – December 1993.
- Pilkington Glass, Eastbourne International Tennis tour
Group Exhibitions
- Open Call Summer Exhibition, Art Gallery by Aga Kubish. July 2024
- Ilminster Arts Open 2024, Ilminster Arts Centre, June 2024
- Somerset Art Works Festival, September 2024
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Selected past experience
Artist in Residence posts.
- Aston Hall Hospital, September – December 1993.
- Pilkington Glass, Eastbourne International Tennis tournament June1991
Solo Exhibitions
- Aston Hall Hospital Residency exhibition, Derby Art Gallery 1994.
- Pilkington Glass artist in residence exhibition, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne 1992
- View from the Holgate. Middlesbrough Municipal Art Gallery 1988
Approach
Background
Approach
Nigel's work primarily begins with looking and drawing. Everything builds from this. starting point. For him drawing is an investigation, a method of recording an experience and expressing ideas and emotions. The subject matter, whether it be a woodland view, or a coastal scene or the dynamic movement of a figure help suggest his approac
Nigel's work primarily begins with looking and drawing. Everything builds from this. starting point. For him drawing is an investigation, a method of recording an experience and expressing ideas and emotions. The subject matter, whether it be a woodland view, or a coastal scene or the dynamic movement of a figure help suggest his approach and influence his choice of materials. At all times he seeks to extend his visual vocabulary to communicate something about the world we live in.