Nick Sargent turned to fine art after a twenty-year career in theatre design. In 1999, he returned to college to study an MA in Fine Art at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. It was his background and experience in different design disciplines which culminated in current his artistic style. Working mostly on woven and embroidered canvases, Sargent creates uneven but controlled surfaces, applying a variation of oil and mixed media. Since the beginning of his fruitful artistic career, he has taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the UK.
Artist’s CV
Education
1999 M.F.A. Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
1984 BA (Hons) 3D Design, University of Central England
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Lyon & Turnbull, Pall Mall
2017 Clarendon Place in Association with HUB Architects
2014 The Arts Project, Bermuda
2013 12 Star Gallery, European Commission
2011 Schop, Edinburgh Arts Festival
2010 Lyon & Turnbull, Pall Mall
2009 Gallery 1, An Tobar, Mull
2007 Sacred Space Gallery, London
2005 London Diocesan House
2002 Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
2001 Patriot Hall Gallery, Edinburgh
2001 Oliver Chapman Architects, Edinburgh
2000 Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
Group Exhibitions
2022 Elementals, The Stratford Gallery, The Cotswolds
2018 Our Linen Stories, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Netherlands
2016 South West Academy
2014 South West Academy
2014 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2013 Cadogan Contemporary
2012 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2010 South West Academy
2010 Cadogan Contemporary
2007 Art in Action; invited artist
2006 Cadogan Contemporary
2004 Cadogan Contemporary
2003 SSA Moving Solutions, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
2003 SSA Select, Callander House, Falkirk
2002 ArtTM Inverness
2000 Stroud House Gallery, Gloucester
2000 WASPS Studios, Dundee
2000 Aberdeen Artists, City of Aberdeen Art Gallery
Residencies
2009 An Tobar, Mull
Collections
London Diocesan House
Dancebase, National Centre for Dance, Edinburgh
Din Associates
Oliver Chapman Architects
HUB Architects
and numerous private collections throughout Europe and USA
Other Activities
2014 Workshop Leader, The Arts Project, Bermuda
2003 Workshop Leader, Adult Education Department, National Galleries of Scotland
1984- Freelance Theatre Designer
1994 Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, Edinburgh College of Art
1992 Lecturer, Design School, University of Teesside
1991 Guest Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Edinburgh
1990 Guest Critic, Architecture Summer School, Heriot Watt University