Nick mackman biography

          Nick Mackman is an award winning sculptor of ceramic and bronze animal sculptures.!

          Nick Mackman is a sculptor of one-off clay animal models.

        1. Nick Mackman is an award winning sculptor of ceramic and bronze animal sculptures.
        2. Nick Mackman is an award winning sculptor of ceramic and bronze animal sculptures.
        3. But it wasn't until I attended Art College in Wales, that I started working seriously in clay.
        4. Nick Mackman is a British artist who was born in the 20th Century.

          5. NICK MACKMAN Raku Sculpture

          Wildlife Artist of theYear2015 Nick Mackman was born in 1972 in Beverley, Yorkshire. After taking a Foundation course in Art and Design at York College of Art and Technology, she took an HND in ceramics at Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art, for which she was awarded a Distinction and was "Student of the Year 1993".

          She then went on to take a degree in ceramics at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. In 1993 she was awarded the Trudy Norman Award for achievement during her HND Course, and in 1997 she received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award.

          During her formative years she developed a great love for animals, especially dogs.

          She began by expressing this love on canvas until, on her Foundation course, she discovered the wonders of clay.

          In 1992 she began an HND course specialising in animal modelling, during which time she worked as a rhino keeper in Chester Zoo.

          This inspirational experience allowed her to get involved w