BGS WELCOMES NEW SCULPTURE FROM WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST, NIGEL HALL RA, OB 1960

Born 1943 in Bristol, Nigel studied at the West of England College of Art (1960-64) and the Royal College of Art, London (1964-67).

A Harkness fellowship took him to America from 1967-69 . He has received the Pollock Krasner Award and the Jack Hill Royal Academy Sculpture Prize. In 2003 he was elected a Royal Academician and has held teaching posts at the Royal College of Art and Chelsea School of Art in London, and the Rome School, Italy. In 2017m Nigel received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts, London.

“Southern Shade I. 2012” was made in MDF as a prototype for a series of bronze versions made in 2012 and has been exhibited at the RA, Gloucester Cathedral and Canary Wharf. The sculptures were inspired by Nigel's time in the South of France and his drawings of plants, particularly parasol pines, which are expressed through interwoven linear elements that represent both the solid form and the "shadow interior" . The series includes pieces in various materials like bronze, painted steel, and aluminium, which are designed to be visually light despite their weight and to shift with the viewer's perspective.

We are grateful to Nigel for gifting this outstanding work to BGS where it can be enjoyed for many years to come.

Find out more about Nigel

• Nigel's website
• Nigel's Instagram
• Watch Nigel talk about his time at BGS