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Peter Nicholas FRBS, ARCA
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AboutStarted his career in art young – studying at the Cardiff Art School and the Royal College of Art. He has exhibited all over Britain, where his art is sought after for public and private collections. Working largely in stone and marble, his versatile chisel creates miniature and massive work. One of the greats of the old school. |
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Exhibition History2008 - Artparks International GuernseyThe Sladmore Gallery Welsh Arts Council Royal College of Art Nene College North Hants National Museum of Wales Welsh Drawing Arts Council Wales Drawing Biennale Glynn Vivian Gallery Riverside Gallery Wrescam Arts Centre Wales Watercolours Society Aberystwyth University St. Davids Gallery Welsh Contemporary Artists 20th Century British Art Newport Museum and Art Gallery Simmons Gallery West of England Academy The Gallery Cork Street Chichester Festival Woodlands Gallery Woburn Art Gallery Sculpture at Renshaw The Royal Society of British Sculptors 56 Group International Sculpture Chelsea Harbour London Young Contemporaries Toys ICA Gallery | |||||||||||
Biography / CVMy first commission of quality and size was given me in 1964 by Col Sire William Crawshay, since then figurative and non figurative work has given me equal opportunty to explore many different materials and methods of fabricating sculpture | |||||||||||
Artist StatementThe above lists indicate a variety of commissions and my involvement over the last 10/15 years. Although generally thought of as a CE Direct Carver. I have selected images which hopefully illustrates a wider interest in materials suitable for differing environments. Size, sculptural language and communication through visual and tactile identity all have fascination which I enjoy sharing with the general public. Currently I am finishing a Memorial to Ivor Novello a 1.5x life size seated bronze on a granity plinth for Cardiff Bay. Two years of enjnoyable work. | |||||||||||
Awards and PrizesAwarded major Arts Council travelling scholarship in 1968 | |||||||||||
Acquisitions / Collections1991 CE Guto, The Running Man, A Commermorative bronze commissioned for the valley town, Mountain Ash1992 CE Mari Llwyd, Astory from Welsh folklore 2m high for bronze commissioned for the Garden Festival, Ebbw Vale 1993 CE Mother Sea a 3 ton carving in Portland stone, from the CE Mermaid series for the seaside resort Porthcawl 1996 Three carvings in Portuguese CERose marble fhr the Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner 1996 A carved, low relief sculpture in Welsh slate for Col Sire William and Lady Crawshay 1997 Four marble carvings for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner CE Enchantment of the Seas 1997 Water sculpture for Aberystwyth, the CE Book sculpture is fabricated from Welsh slate 1998 A memorial sculpture to Eddie Thomas, Boxer, Manager and Collier. A life size bronze and stone sculpture for Merthyr Tydfil 1999/2000 The Celtic Manor Resort, A carving in marble for the speciality Restaurant and two sculptural murals 700 square ft 2000 Cwmbran New Town CE The Cwmbran Giant Bronze 8 ft 2001/02 John Charles Portrait Bronze 2002 Queensway District Centre, Stone sculpture, Weston super mare 2002/03 Design project memorial to the CE destroyer Chatham 2003 Presentation bronze CE Welsh Young musical Threatre singer of the year Dunvant Male voice Choir, bronze releif for a War memorial , Cwnfelinfach, Caerphily, commemorative medal Dylan Thomas the Royal Mint 2004 The Edward Alleyn Memorial Project, Dulwich Society 2005 Desing the Memorial Sculpture to Ivor Novello 1.5 life size bronze on granite, Cardiff Bay 2006 Full size Novellosculpture completed perpared for bronze casting 2007 RNLI Cardiff Sailing Memorial Trophy Bronze 2008 Bronze Portraiture Swansea City Supporters Club | |||||||||||
Public WorksSculpture and drawings in private and public collections in UK, Europe and AmericaAssociate Lecturer University College of Wales Swansea 199 | |||||||||||
Qualifications / EducationEbbw Vale County Grammer SchoolCardif Art School 1951 to 1956 (Studied sculpture with Frank Roper and Jeff Milson) Studies interrupted by National Service in the Royal Navy 1956 to 1958. London, Royal College of Art 1958 to 1961 studied sculpture under Professor John Skeaping and Professor Bernard Meadows. | |||||||||||
Publications / Media / BibliographyCE Art in Architecture, An Architects Choice, Eugene Rosenberg, Thames and Hudson 1990CE The encyclopaedia of sculpture Techniques, John W Mills 1990 CE Teaching Art in Wales, National Curriculum, Alan Torjusson Uni of Wales Press 1996 CE Whos Who in Art Debretts CE People of Today 2001 Wales Video Gallery (Wales Screen and Sound Archive) National Library, Aberystwyth 2003 CE Back to the Front F Xavier Bosch, Barcelona 2003 CE The Sculptors Bible, John Plowman, 2005 A & C Black London Burkes Landed Gentry 19th edition | |||||||||||
Teaching ExperienceReturned to live in Wales in 1962Appointed lecturer in sculpture and drawing studies at Newport Art School in Gwent in 1963 Appointed Head of Foundation studies at Newport until 1980 Appointed Head of School, faculty of Art and Design at Swansea, resigned 1988 Lectured member of the Welsh sculpture Trust Sculptor Director of Sculpture at Margam Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors 1993 Elected member of the Watercolour Society of Wales 1996 Internationally represented by Poole Fine Art Glos UK Sculpture and drawings in private and | |||||||||||
Price Range of WorkPeter Nicholas's work has a price range from £4200 to £4200. | |||||||||||
Mediums utilisedPeter Nicholas's work is found in the following materials:Portland stone | |||||||||||
Artparks exhibitionsPeter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park:2009 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Peter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2008 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Peter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2007 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Peter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2006 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Peter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2005 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Peter Nicholas's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2004 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition | |||||||||||
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