Nature in Art
Encyclopedia
Nature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall
, Twigworth
, Gloucester
, England
, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media. The museum has twice been specially commended in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Awards.
. Its President, until her death in January 2010, was Lady Philippa Scott
, who had succeeded her husband Sir Peter Scott
in that role. Its Vice-Presidents are Dr. Heather Angel
, Lord Barber of Tewkesbury
, Dr. David Bellamy
, Mrs Sonja Fuchs OBE, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
, David Gower
OBE, David Lank CM, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance
, Dr. Shirley Sherwood
, and His Honour Judge David Turner, QC.
, George Edward Lodge
, David Shepherd
, Archibald Thorburn
and Charles Tunnicliffe
; as well as more general artists such as Pablo Picasso
.
The gallery holds regular exhibitions of loaned works; subjects of those dedicated to the work of a single artist have included Joy Adamson
, Peter Scott and David Shepherd. Other visiting exhibitions have included the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year
.
Wallsworth Hall
Wallsworth Hall is a stately home in Twigworth, Gloucester, England.The hall was featured in Simon Jenkins acclaimed book 'England's 1000 Best Houses'...
, Twigworth
Twigworth
Twigworth is a small village near Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England.The place-name 'Twigworth' is first attested in 1220, as 'Twigeworth', and is thought to mean 'enclosure made of twigs'....
, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media. The museum has twice been specially commended in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Awards.
Trust
The gallery is operated by the Nature in Art Trust, a registered charity (No: 1000553) set up in 1982 as the "Society for Wildlife Art of the Nations". The trust purchased Wallsworth Hall in 1987. The Trust's patron is HRH Princess AlexandraPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
. Its President, until her death in January 2010, was Lady Philippa Scott
Philippa Scott
Phillippa Scott, Lady Scott was a British champion of wildlife conservation and the widow of Sir Peter Scott....
, who had succeeded her husband Sir Peter Scott
Peter Scott
Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC and Bar, MID, FRS, FZS, was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman....
in that role. Its Vice-Presidents are Dr. Heather Angel
Heather Angel (photographer)
Heather Hazel Angel MSc is a British nature photographer, author and television presenter...
, Lord Barber of Tewkesbury
Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury
Derek Coates Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury, Kt is a British member of the House of Lords and was a senior civil servant and agricultural expert.Barber was educated at the Royal Agricultural College and served in the Second World War...
, Dr. David Bellamy
David Bellamy
David James Bellamy OBE is a British author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham since 1960.-Career:...
, Mrs Sonja Fuchs OBE, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach
Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach
Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach is a British Conservative politician....
, David Gower
David Gower
David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
OBE, David Lank CM, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance
Ghillean Prance
Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS VMH is a prominent British botanist and ecologist.He has published extensively on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but he perhaps drew more attention in documenting the pollination ecology of Victoria amazonica...
, Dr. Shirley Sherwood
Shirley Sherwood
Dr. Shirley Sherwood is a collector of, and author of books about, botanical illustrations. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens houses her collection, and is named after her. It is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art...
, and His Honour Judge David Turner, QC.
Exhibits
Among its permanent collection are works by notable nature artists including Eric EnnionEric Ennion
Dr. Eric Arnold Roberts Ennion was a British artist, author, illustrator, and radio presenter, specialising in birds and other natural history subjects.Ennion was a founder member and Honorary Vice President of the Society of Wildlife Artists....
, George Edward Lodge
George Edward Lodge
George Edward Lodge FZS, was a British illustrator of birds and an authority on falconry.-Early life:...
, David Shepherd
David Shepherd (artist)
Richard David Shepherd CBE FRSA FGRA is a British artist and one of the world's most outspoken conservationists. He is most famous for his paintings of wildlife, although he also often paints steam railways, aircraft and landscapes...
, Archibald Thorburn
Archibald Thorburn
Archibald Thorburn was a Scottish artist and bird illustrator, painting mostly in watercolour. He regularly visited Scotland to sketch birds in the wild, his favourite haunt being the Forest of Gaick near Kingussie in Invernesshire...
and Charles Tunnicliffe
Charles Tunnicliffe
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe was an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife. He spent most of his working life on the Isle of Anglesey.-Life:...
; as well as more general artists such as Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
.
The gallery holds regular exhibitions of loaned works; subjects of those dedicated to the work of a single artist have included Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa...
, Peter Scott and David Shepherd. Other visiting exhibitions have included the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual international wildlife photography competition owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife. Its sponsored name is currently Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
.
Further reading
- Nature in Art, (2008) "A Brief history of Wallsworth Hall". Gloucester:Nature in Art