About.
How it all began
“My art is informed by my life-long love of animals. I grew up with a dog by my side and learned from an early age that each animal has its own distinctive personality. As an artist my work is a continually evolving exploration of animal behaviour. Most of my animal sculptures are based on observations made in the wild. This is the only way to really connect with the animal on its own level. I never start a new piece without making that connection with my subject. Ultimately, it’s the presence in the room which I find so exciting and which makes sculpture so powerful.”
Award winning artist
Nick Mackman is an award winning animal sculptor. In 2015 she won the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) Wildlife Artist of the Year competition. In 2012 she was Overall Runner-up and category winner in 2010. Her work is prized for its striking intensity and personality and is held in collections worldwide. Private collectors include John Cleese, Dame Judi Dench, Chris Packham, David Shepherd and Viscountess Serena Linley. She has worked with, amongst others, British Airways and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Sir David Attenborough presents one the specially commissioned trophies made by Nick for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.
Nick with artist David Shepherd at the Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, which she won in 2015.
“Nick Mackman captured the relationship between mother and pup so sympathetically that you could not fail to be drawn to this charming piece.”
David Shepherd, Wildlife Artist
“Through the admiration of her work one can enjoy an awareness of the beast and its beauty. Such an ability if only afforded by an artist whose skills are as rare as her subjects.”
Chris Packham, TV Presenter
“It’s as of the artist grasped the mud beneath her feet and conjured up the magic of Africa - here is humour pathos and personality.”
Hazel Soan, Wildlife Artist of the Year Judge
