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Born 1960 London, England. Known for: Large scale charcoal drawing, bronze sculpture.
Born in London in 1960, Nicola Hicks studied at Chelsea School of Art, and took her MA at the Royal College of Art. She has had major solo shows in leading museums and galleries in Britain and around... Read full biography
Born in London in 1960, Nicola Hicks studied at Chelsea School of Art, and took her MA at the Royal College of Art. She has had major solo shows in leading museums and galleries in Britain and around the world, and for her contribution to the visual arts has already been honoured with an MBE... Read full biography
Born in London in 1960, Nicola Hicks studied at Chelsea School of Art, and took her MA at the Royal College of Art. She has had major solo shows in leading museums and galleries in Britain and around the world, and for her contribution to the visual arts has already been honoured with an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). Hicks' primary media are plaster and straw, and huge sheets of brown paper on which she works up her dynamic charcoal drawings. Many of the... Read full biography
Born in London in 1960, Nicola Hicks studied at Chelsea School of Art, and took her MA at the Royal College of Art. She has had major solo shows in leading museums and galleries in Britain and around the world, and for her contribution to the visual arts has already been honoured with an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). Hicks' primary media are plaster and straw, and huge sheets of brown paper on which she works up her dynamic charcoal drawings. Many of the sculptures have subsequently been cast in bronze, often with such subtlety that every fragile detail of plaster and straw is reproduced. The study of anatomy and the discipline of drawing cannot be underestimated in Nicola Hicks' work. Although not... Read full biography
Born in London in 1960, Nicola Hicks studied at Chelsea School of Art, and took her MA at the Royal College of Art. She has had major solo shows in leading museums and galleries in Britain and around the world, and for her contribution to the visual arts has already been honoured with an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). Hicks' primary media are plaster and straw, and huge sheets of brown paper on which she works up her dynamic charcoal drawings. Many of the sculptures have subsequently been cast in bronze, often with such subtlety that every fragile detail of plaster and straw is reproduced. The study of anatomy and the discipline of drawing cannot be underestimated in Nicola Hicks' work. Although not concerned with mimetic representation her achievement is founded on a unique ability to capture the physicality and psychology of the animal... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Plaster
- •Straw Applique, Straw Art
Art Subject
- •Bestiary
- •Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Australia and/or New Zealand
- •Europe
- •India and/or Burma
- •Ireland
Art School
- •Chelsea School (College) of Art, London, Student
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale