Nicola Beattie was born in London in 1965. She completed a foundation course at Exeter College of Art and Design before graduating in 1990 with a degree in Sculpture from Wimbledon School of Art, London. Nicola spent the following fifteen years working solely in wood, followed by working in stone and many other different media over the next fifteen years. She returned to working in wood alongside stone in 2020 on moving back to Wales where she grew up. Now based in Pembrokeshire, the landscape of Nicola’s Welsh homeland has become central to her practice. Her works are inspired by the architectural remains of ruined castles, ancient standing stones and archaeological relics; places where history feels suspended in time.
With a sculptural career spanning over three decades, Nicola’s work has been shown widely across the UK and internationally, with pieces held in collections across Europe, America, Australia and Hong Kong. Notable bronze commissions include public sculptures in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, and a further bronze in a major installation for the luxury Ontolo development in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong.
Education
2019 London School of Stone Carving, Old Kent Road
1987-1990 Wimbledon School of Art and Design, London, BA Hons Degree in Fine Art (Sculpture)
1984-1985 Exeter College of Art and Design, Foundation Course in Fine Art
Awards/Prizes
2024 The Bath Society of Artists Open Exhibition Runner-Up Prize
2019 The Visual Art Open Award for Sculpture
Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions
| 2026 | Mall Galleries, London |
| Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2026 (forthcoming in February) | |
| 2025 | The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Bath Society of Artists’ 120th Open Exhibition 2025 (until January 10th 2026) | |
| 2025 | Royal West of England Academy, Bristol |
| RWA 172nd Annual Open Exhibition (until December 28th 2025) | |
| 2025 | Keedwell Church, Long Ashton, Bristol |
| Midsummer Magic Arts Festival | |
| 2025 | Mall Galleries, London |
| Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2025 | |
| 2024 | Kennaway House, Sidmouth, Devon |
| The South West Academy Open 2024 | |
| 2024 | The Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Bath Society of Artists’ Open 2024 – Winner of the BSA Runner-Up Prize | |
| 2024 | Wells Cathedral, Somerset |
| Wells Art Contemporary 2024 | |
| 2023 | Copeland Gallery, London |
| The London Group Open 2023 | |
| 2023 | Evolution London, Battersea Park, London |
| Affordable Art Fair 2023 | |
| 2023 | Royal West of England Academy, Bristol |
| RWA 170th Annual Open Exhibition 2023 | |
| 2023 | Bargehouse Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, London |
| Chaiya Art Awards – Awe + Wonder Exhibition 2023 | |
| 2022 | Kennaway House, Sidmouth, Devon |
| The South West Academy Open 2022 | |
| 2020 | The Mall Galleries, London |
| Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Annual Exhibition 2020 | |
| 2020 | The Rectory, Eltisley, Cambridgeshire |
| Solo Exhibition, Cambridge Open Studios | |
| 2019 | Chester Arts Fair |
| Visual Art Open 2019 – Winner of the Visual Art Open Sculpture Award | |
| 2019 | The Rectory, Eltisley, Cambridgeshire |
| Solo Exhibition, Cambridge Open Studios | |
| 2018 | The Mall Galleries, London |
| A Sense of Place | |
| 2018 | The Old Chapel, Keysoe, Bedfordshire |
| Art 4 Africa | |
| 2017 | Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth, Wales |
| Tabernacle Art Competition 2017 – Highly Commended | |
| 2017 | Barge House, Oxo Tower Wharf, London |
| 21st National Open Art Competition – Shortlisted | |
| 2016 | The Old Chapel, Keysoe, Bedfordshire |
| Art 4 Africa | |
| 2015 | 20th Century Theatre, Notting Hill, London |
| Past, Present, Future | |
| 2015 | Sausmarez Manor, Guernsey |
| Sculpture Festival 2015 | |
| 2014 | Sausmarez Manor, Guernsey |
| Sculpture Festival 2014 | |
| 2014 | Lloyd Lindsay Rooms, Ardington, Oxfordshire |
| Art at Ardington | |
| 2013 | Bothy Vineyard, Oxfordshire |
| Sculpture in the Park | |
| 2013 | Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset Selected Works |
| 2012 | Gallery 27, Cork Street, London |
| Consider the Lilies | |
| 2012 | The Tavern Gallery, Meldreth, Hertfordshire |
| Solo Exhibition | |
| 2011 | The Royal Academy, London |
| The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | |
| 2011 | Althorp Estate Gardens, Althorp House, Northamptonshire |
| Sculpture Exhibition | |
| 2011 | Botanical Gardens, Leicester |
| Decade of Sculpture in the Garden | |
| 2011 | The Gallery Highwayman’s, Risby, Suffolk |
| Group Exhibition | |
| 2010 | Botanical Gardens, Leicester |
| Heart, Head and Hands | |
| 2010 | The Tavern Gallery, Meldreth, Hertfordshire |
| Solo Exhibition | |
| 2010 | Abbotts Ripton Hall Gardens, Cambridgeshire |
| Solo Exhibition | |
| 2008 | The Gallery Cork Street, London |
| The Cork Street Open | |
| 2008 | Mall Galleries, London |
| The Discerning Eye | |
| 2007 | The Gallery, Cork Street, London |
| Lautieri Moores Competition | |
| 2007 | The Mall Galleries, London |
| The Discerning Eye | |
| 2007 | The Menier Gallery, London |
| The London Group Open | |
| 2007 | Royal West of England Academy, Bristol |
| RWA Autumn Exhibition | |
| 2007 | Obsidian Art Gallery, Stoke Mandeville |
| Flora & Fauna | |
| 2006 | The Chapel Gallery, Riseley, Bedfordshire |
| Christmas Exhibition | |
| 2006 | The Chapel Gallery, Riseley, Bedfordshire |
| Spring Exhibition | |
| 2005 | The Chapel Gallery, Riseley, Bedfordshire |
| Three Man Exhibition | |
| 2005 | The Working Gallery, Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire |
| Five Man Exhibition | |
| 2005 | The Royal Academy, London |
| The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – Shortlisted | |
| 2004 | The Orangery, Warboys House, Cambridgeshire |
| Solo Exhibition | |
| 2003 | Bedford Museum, Bedfordshire |
| Four Man Exhibition | |
| 2003 | The New Studio, Olney, Buckinghamshire |
| Group Exhibition | |
| 2003 | The Osborne Studio Gallery London |
| 2002 | The Osborne Studio Gallery London |
| The Sculptors’ Show | |
| 2001 | The Osborne Studio Gallery London |
| Christmas Show | |
| 2001 | The Chapel Gallery, Riseley, Bedfordshire |
| Ways With Wood | |
| 2000 | Selected for Hungarian Art Competition: |
| Szentendre Selection Exhibition at The Cottage Gallery, Huntingdon | |
| Finalists’ Exhibition at The Arts Centre Szentendre, Hungary | |
| 1999 | The Cottage Gallery, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| 1996 | Cardiff, Wales |
| The Visual Arts Competition, National Eisteddfod (selected, not hung) | |
| 1994 | Spectator 7th National Award: |
| 1994 | Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 1994 | Sotheby’s Art Gallery, London |
| 1993 | Beaumanor Hall, Leicestershire |
| 1992 | Beaumanor Hall, Leicestershire |
| 1991 | Beaumanor Hall, Leicestershire |
| 1991 | Exeter and Devon Arts Centre, Exeter |
| The Boundaries Are Down | |
| 1991 | The Terrace Gallery, Worthing, Sussex |
| Exhibition with John Bratby | |
| 1991 | Stanmer Park, Brighton |
| Women’s Sculpture Exhibition | |
| 1990 | Cannizaro Park, London |
| Annual Sculpture Exhibition | |
| 1989 | Cannizaro Park, London |
| Annual Sculpture Exhibition | |
| 1988 | Cannizaro Park, London |
| Annual Sculpture Exhibition |