Nigel Connell Bass

A British artist living in West Cork, Ireland. Self taught in a multitude of disciplines, Nigel Connell Bass is well known for his sculpture work in new and recycled metals, predominantly life-size depictions of birds and animals.

He worked for 10 years, as a scenic artist for a busy Theatre production company, before moving with a young family to Ireland in 1996.

Bringing up a young family after the move to Ireland, and completing a self-build house, meant that for a few years, art took a backseat role as he worked mainly painting, decorating and sign-writing to make a regular living wage.

In 2015 Nigel returned to art full-time. He is enjoying success regularly exhibiting his sculpture work at prestigious venues throughout Ireland and continues to explore new concepts in sculpture and also painting in acrylics onto rusted metal sheets.

Rossa College, Skibbereen, Ireland. - Fetac level V Art Craft and Design - Distinction 2016
Cork College of Commerce, West Cork Campus – Level VI Proffesional Arts Practice – Distinction 2017

‘Art Source’ at the RDS Dublin - November 2019
‘Sculpture in Context’ - National Botanical Gardens, Dublin - September 2019
Annual Exhibition at the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Belfast - October 2019
‘Art in the Garden’ by Gormley’s Fine Art, Culloden Estate, Belfast - June 2019
Art in the Garden’ by Gormley’s Fine Art, Russborough House, Co. Wicklow - May 2019
‘Sculpture at the Castle’ Blarney Castle and Gardens, Co. Cork - May to September 2019
‘Members Exhition’ Uillinn Gallery, Skibbereen, Co. Cork - May 2019
‘Sculpture in the Park’ by The Kildare Gallery at Bloomfest 2018
‘The Sculpture Trail’ Blarney Castle Gardens, Blarney, Co. Cork. May – Sept 2018
‘Members Exhibition’ Uillinn Gallery, Skibbereen, West Cork. May 2018

‘Vanishing Art’ – Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Oct/Nov 2017

‘Midsummer at Ballymaloe’ - Outdoor sculpture exhibition. Ballymaloe House, East Cork. June-August 2017
‘Flora’ Exhibition – Uillinn gallery, Skibbereen, West Cork. June/ July 2017
‘The Pop-Up Gallery’ Customs |House, Baltimore, West Cork. June-August 2017
‘Spiral’ Level VI group show, Cork College of Commerce, Skibbereen, West Cork. May 2017
‘Member’s Exhibition’ Uillinn Gallery, Skibbereen, West Cork. ...