Berwick upon Tweed,
<br><br>Neil Nelson was born in 1977 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland where he now lives and wo...
About the artist
Joined In 2010
(10 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2010
(10 Followers)
Neil Nelson was born in 1977 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland where he now lives and works. He studied fine art at Northumberland College of Art and Design, and Classical Realism at
Studio Escalier in Southern France, where he trained under artists Timothy Stotz, N.Michelle Tully and master draughtsman and painter Ted Seth Jacobs. Neil's work ranges from still life and portrait to figurative drawings and paintings. He is quickly gaining a strong reputation as a still life painter for his small, earthy paintings of solitary fruit,
bottles and jars. His "compartment" series sets these objects within a carefully structured wooden
framework, creating an organic and vibrant composition with an intense sense of light and depth.
"On a basic level, I aim towards realism in my work. To the best of my ability I try to paint what I see and understand about the subject. Painting, for me, is a journey
towards understanding - a quest for knowledge and an ongoing struggle to
understand nature and to decipher the effects of light on the world around. I try to
paint as honestly as I can and bring out some element of truth and beauty of the subject. The next step is to try and look beyond the initial physical ap...
Education
2005 Studio Escalier, Classical Art Training, France
1992 Fine Art, Northumberland College of Art and Design
Grants/Awards
2005 Waterway Scholarship, Studio Escalier, France
2001 Princes Trust Award
Exhibitions
2009 National Portrait Gallery, London Portrait Gala 2009
2008 The Mall Galleries, London Royal Society of Portrait Painters
2007 The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne New Work
2007 National Portrait Gallery, London BP Portrait Award
2007 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh BP Portrait Award
2007 Laing Gallery, Newcastle BP Portrait Award
2007 The Mall Galleries, London Royal Society of Portrait Painters
2004 The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne
2003 The Mall Galleries, London Not the Turner Prize"
2002 Agora Gallery, New York Figuring Reality
2001 The Three Feathers Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Publications
2004 Fresh magazine New Work
May 2003 Daily Mail Weekend Magazine, Not the Turner Prize Special
Winners Edition
May 2003 The Journal, Primetime Exhibitions, "Unknown at home but big in
New York"
2002 Artists Spectrum Magazine, Figuring Reality
2001 Border Life, Issue 30, "Playing to the Galleri...