My name is Nigel Abbey and I live in a village called Thames Ditton, just outside London. If you have any questions please contact me.
I was born in London and grew up in Surrey, England. At the age of twelve my family moved to Scotland to a small village just outside of Glasgow. I still have strong feelings and love for Scotland and especially for the Glaswegian people with their warmth and humour. I attended Glasgow School of Art as an external student studying drawing and Painting.
In 1968 I left home to attend a Foundation Art & Design Course at Carlisle College of Art in the north of England. I was then fortunate to gain a place at Hornsey College of Art in London, a prestigious and renowned Art School where I graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Art and Graphic Design.
I spent over forty years as a Design Consultant working in commercial art with well known companies and brands eg Shell, BMW, Alcan, Glaxo, also smaller entrepreneurial businesses.
In 2017 I decided to concentrate more time on my own art projects giving me the freedom to express my creativity more freely. One of the projects I have worked on for the past year during lockdown is a series of twenty seven creative artworks based on the lyrics of The Beatles iconic songs. A spin off was the ABBA series with my family connection to Sweden.
Recently I have published a new series of artwork inspired by the beautifully seaside town of Båstad in Sweden.
I am married with two grown up daughters, one living near me in Thames Ditton, Surrey and the other daughter living in Sweden.
Experience
2017 - to date
Artist
Surrey, EnglandCreative art projects. Digital and new media design, fine art prints.
1987 - 2017
Design Consultant
London and internationalAll kinds of creative campaigns, branding, literature
1976 - 1987
Creative Director
Frazer/Cummings/Story, Frazer/Abbey/StoryCreative Design Consultancy
1973 - 1976
Freelance designer
London studiosCommercial art
1973 - 1975
Designer
MRT StudiosDesigner and Photographer
1972 - 1973
Artist
Shell Mex and BPDesigner Advertising Services
Education
1969 - 1972
Hornsey College of Art
LondonDegree in Art and Design
1968 - 1969
Foundation Course
CarlisleFoundation in Art and Design
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