nicky basford - biography
Biographical Information:
1998-2002 Group Buyer/Product Developer for Bentalls department store
1993-97 Product Developer for designers Emma Bridgewater & Matthew Rice
1992 University in Perugia, Umbria studying Italian. Mural commissions here and on return to London
1986-91 Manager Maas Gallery, Clifford Street, London W1 (specialising in Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian paintings and in contemporary artists working in a ‘traditional’ manner)
1983-84 Studied for Fine Art Diploma at Newcastle University Dept Fine Art
whilst reading Anthropology at Durham University
1983 British Institute, Florence – studied painting
1982 Art A Level grade A
Exhibitions:
Newlyn Gallery ‘Articulate’ March 2003
Merriscourt Gallery, Oxfordshire November 2003
Newlyn Gallery ‘Articulate’ March 2004
Battersea Affordable Art Fair March 2004
Merriscourt Gallery, Spring Show April 2004
Mariners Gallery, St Ives, Porthmeor Group Show June 2004
Merriscourt Gallery, Autumn Show October 2004
Russell Gallery, Group Show November 2004
Newlyn Gallery ‘Articulate’ February 2005
Mariners Gallery, St Ives, Porthmeor Group Show March 2005
Battersea Affordable Art Fair March 2005
My work can be seen at:
Penhaven Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall
Merriscourt Gallery, Sarsden, Oxfordshire
Russell Gallery, Putney, London
The Little Gallery, Blandford, Dorset