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Nigel Stewart:

Born: September 1965, Bury, England, U.K.
Married 1994, 2 children.
Living and working in Normandy, France, since 1992.
Working in France since 1992 as a professional fine artist and accredited Normandy tour guide, primarily the D-Day landing sites of June 6th 1944.

Further education:
1982-84, Foundation certificate in art and design, Bolton College of Art & Design.
1984-87, B.A. Honours Fine Arts degree, University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.
1990-92, M.A. fine arts Degree (Received with Distinction), University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.

Key professional experience:
1998 - 2009 : Professor of painting and drawing for “Artstation”, Deauville.
Since 1999 : Normandy D-Day battlefield guide and lecturer. Accredited Normandy guide.
2007 : On the staff of the American Military Cemetery, Colleville sur Mer, Normandy
 
Principal exhibitions:
2012. Cambremer. La Grange aux Dimes.
2012. Caen. La places des Arts.
2010: April 16th-22nd : Cambremer, La Grange aux Dimes.

2010: April 3rd-5th. Honfleur Contemprary Art Fair.2008. Battle of Normandy Memorial museum. Bayeux.
2006: Galerie Singe en hiver, Villerville, Normandy.

2006: Chapelle Saint Laurent, Deauville.

2002: Galerie 175, Dozulé, Normandy.
2000: Rosa Haus, Karlsruhe, Germany.
1999: Franco-German Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany.
1997: Courant d’Art“ Deauville.
1996: « La Taupinière » Caen
1996: Municipal Gallery, Ettlingen, Germany.
1994: Galerie 175, Dozulé, Normandy.
1993: Galerie Paquebot, Caen, Normandy.
1993: « Squat 93 » Cherbourg Fine Arts Institute, Normandy.
1992: Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
1991: “Trinkhalle”, Baden-Baden, Germany.
1989: „Human Scale“ Newcastle Upon Tyne Arts centre, England, U.K.
1987: Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery, Playhouse theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, U.K.
 
Public and private mural commissions since the 1990's in Normandy, France.
 

Publications:
2011. (April) Lancashire Life.
1998: Munich University, Department of History, front cover.
1997: “Artémotécrit” Educational magazine on the arts for Poitou-Charentes region, France.

Work in public collections: 
Ettlingen municipalty, Germany.
Munich University, Departmernt of History.
D.R.E.A.L. (Transport Division) Basse-Normandie Regional Council, Caen, Normandy, France.

Work in private collections: 
France, Germany, U.K. and U.S.A.