Nigel Claridge

I live in Beckenham and I am now of that time in my life when I can concentrate on my love of art. I still remember being a sickly child and so I began drawing and painting at very an early age even before I could read. At primary school my mother was called in and told I had three artworks in an exhibition in China. She asked what were they of and was told ‘yourself’ and so began my connection with art.
I attended Camberwell Collage of Art and Design and also the LCP located at Elephant and Castle and spent a good percentage of my career within the design, graphics and print industry. During my 50’s I started utilising my skills in property design but unfortunately sustained a spine injury in 2018. It was after this that I gradually returned my focus of art, particularly Acrylic media.
I have always felt lucky enough to able to visualise before something is physically in front of me and utilised this throughout my working life. I believe that being born artistic is much like being born with a voice or other ability, it’s natural and you have been given a gift.

Education was all south London. I attended Brockley primary school, followed by Forest Hill boys and then went to Camberwell College of arts and the London College of Print.

Beckenham, London