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Nature in Art 
Wallsworth HallLocation Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, England Type Art gallery Website nature-in-art.org.uk Nature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, England, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media.[1][2] The museum has twice been specially commended in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Awards.[1][2]
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Trust
The gallery is operated by the Nature in Art Trust,[3] a registered charity (No: 1000553[4])[3] set up in 1982[3] as the "Society for Wildlife Art of the Nations".[3] The trust purchased Wallsworth Hall in 1987.[5] The Trust's patron is HRH Princess Alexandra.[3] Its President, until her death in January 2010, was Lady Philippa Scott,[3] who had succeeded her husband Sir Peter Scott in that role.[3] Its Vice-Presidents[3] are Dr. Heather Angel, Lord Barber of Tewkesbury, Dr. David Bellamy, Mrs Sonja Fuchs OBE, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, David Gower OBE, David Lank CM, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Dr. Shirley Sherwood, and His Honour Judge David Turner, QC.
Exhibits
Among its permanent collection are works by notable nature artists including Eric Ennion, George Edward Lodge, David Shepherd, Archibald Thorburn and Charles Tunnicliffe; as well as more general artists such as Pablo Picasso.
The gallery holds regular exhibitions of loaned works; subjects of those dedicated to the work of a single artist have included Joy Adamson, Peter Scott and David Shepherd. Other visiting exhibitions have included the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
References
- ^ a b "Gloucestershire County Council". Gloucestershire County Council. http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2047. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ a b "UK Attraction.com". http://www.ukattraction.com/heart-of-england/nature-in-art.htm. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. http://nature-in-art.org.uk/trust.html. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Nature in Art, Registered Charity no. 1000553 at the Charity Commission
- ^ "Nature in Art - The Building". Nature in Art Trust. http://nature-in-art.org.uk/build.html. Retrieved 23 March 2010.[dead link]
Further reading
- Nature in Art, (2008) "A Brief history of Wallsworth Hall". Gloucester:Nature in Art
External links
Coordinates: 51°54′21″N 2°13′57″W / 51.905731°N 2.232628°W
Categories:- Art museums and galleries in Gloucestershire
- Museums in Gloucester
- Organizations established in 1982
- Charities based in Gloucestershire
- 1982 establishments in England
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