Bio

Nigel Wilson is a landscape artist based in Clyde in New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. He is known for his large paintings capturing different regions and seasons in Central Otago.

During his fine arts degree at Ilam, University of Canterbury, Nigel was tutored by Don Pebbles. Since then, he has exhibited regularly, winning a number of painting awards, and has nearly 30 solo exhibitions to his name. In a statement following one of Nigel’s exhibitions, an art critic said:

Nigel Wilson's work captures the raw, natural beauty and distinct character of New Zealand's southern landscapes through expressive, impassioned brushwork and vibrant, descriptive colour. From a distance, Wilson's works provide an imposing scene, but up close, they are even more arresting. Oil paint has been applied with variety, energy and certainty, with each stoke having a compelling autonomy.

Colour, form, and linear relationships are important to me with a particular place, event or significant person suggested in the composition. "To thine own self be true" has remained a guiding principal and this allows some personal issues and occasional problems to be resolved as each painting develops. My best advice to an aspiring artist would be to follow your thoughts when it comes to painting.

Nigel grew up in Wellington before moving to the South Island. He became a full time artist after leaving a teaching profession at Cargill High School, Invercargill, in 1997. He moved to Alexandra in the year 2000 where he continued to boldly paint the Otago landscape. He was appointed president of the Central Otago Art Society in 2008 and again in 2009. Nigel is well represented in public and private collections throughout New Zealand.