About

Nigel Abbey
Thames Ditton, GB

#beatlesart.gallery Jeg blev født i London og voksede op i Surrey, England. I en alder af tolv flyttede min familie til Skotland til en lille landsby lige uden for Glasgow. Jeg har stadig stærke følelser og kærlighed til Skotland og især til de glaswegianere med deres varme og humor. Jeg gik på Glasgow School of Art som ekstern studerende og studerede tegning og maleri. I 1968 forlod jeg hjemmet for at deltage i et Foundation Art & Design Course på Carlisle College of Art i den nordlige del af England. Jeg var derefter heldig at få en plads på Hornsey College of Art i London, en prestigefyldt og anerkendt kunstskole, hvor jeg dimitterede med en First Class Honours Degree i kunst og grafisk design. Jeg har tilbragt over fyrre år som designkonsulent, der arbejder med kommerciel kunst for velkendte virksomheder og mærker, f.eks. Shell, BMW, Alcan, Glaxo, samt mange mindre iværksættervirksomheder. I 2017 besluttede jeg at koncentrere mere tid om mine egne kunstprojekter, hvilket gav mig friheden til at udtrykke min kreativitet mere frit. Et af de projekter, jeg har arbejdet på det sidste år under lockdown, er en serie af toogtyve kreative kunstværker baseret på teksten til The Beatles ikoniske sange. Jeg arbejder i øjeblikket på en anden fase af dette spændende projekt, som snart skal offentliggøres! Jeg er gift med to voksne døtre, en der bor tæt på mig i Thames Ditton, Surrey, og den anden datter, der bor i Sverige. Bemærk, at mit profilbillede blev taget i Abbey Road c 1971! #beatlesart.gallery

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.

CV

Uddannelse

  1. 1969–1972Hornsey College of Art· London

    Degree in Art and Design

  2. 1968–1969Foundation Course· Carlisle

    Foundation in Art and Design

Erfaring

  1. 2017Artist· Surrey, England

    Creative art projects. Digital and new media design, fine art prints.

  2. 1987–2017Design Consultant· London and international

    All kinds of creative campaigns, branding, literature

  3. 1976–1987Creative Director· Frazer/Cummings/Story, Frazer/Abbey/Story

    Creative Design Consultancy

  4. 1973–1975Designer· MRT Studios

    Designer and Photographer

  5. 1973–1976Freelance designer· London studios

    Commercial art

  6. 1972–1973Artist· Shell Mex and BP

    Designer Advertising Services