About

Nic Gray was born in Sidcup, Kent, in 1954.
He developed a strong flair for art at school, and could often be found drawing from the sculptures in the British Museum in his free time.

Nic went on to study graphic design at the London College of Printing, and attended the Royal College of Art, before receiving a Crafts Council grant in 1980 to set up a business designing and making automata and wooden collectibles.
He sold his pieces through the Crafts Council exhibitions and Liberty’s in London where he caught the attention of an international agent.
His work was quickly on show at Harrods and at Craft Work gallery, Covent Garden, in addition to Liberty’s, at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, and at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York.
Patrons of Nic’s work included members of the British and Jordanian Royal Families, George Bush, and private collectors.
He later represented himself at international exhibitions arranged by the Crafts Council.
In recent years Nic’s sculptures have been increasingly influenced by the exquisite carvings and netsuke of the Far East, and he has utilised sustainable materials such as mammoth ivory, amber and boxwood, together with off-cuts such as ebony from the manufacture of musical instruments. He also models in artist’s plasticine and wax for limited edition bronze castings.
Nic undertakes extensive research into each subject, and has a fine eye for detail in creating the finished pieces. Each of these can involve up to 150 hours of work, and are only signed when Nic is completely satisfied with the result.
A selection of his recent sculptures have been exhibited with the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers, at the Mall Galleries in London.
Nic is also happy to consider commissioned work.
He lives at his family farm in East Devon, where he is otherwise engaged in managing a County Wildlife Site.