Nic Acaster Artist

Exhibitions and Awards

2020-2025Cormorant sculptures at the Lee Miller Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Chiddingly.
www.farleyshouseandgallery.co.uk

May 2025 Brighton Festival, Artist Open Houses Ditchling Trail, venue 12 Streat Place September 2025 Artwave, Art Event. Coastguard Cottages, Cuckmere Haven, Seven Sisters.

June 2025 National Open Garden Scheme, Coastguard Cottages, Cuckmere Haven, Seven Sisters.
Royal Society of Marine Artist exhibition, Mall Galleries London, 21st Sept-30th Sept 2023.

Arts Council Engla

Short Film

Short Film
 

About

Nic Acaster Artist

Through my practice I have developed a curiosity for repurposing large wooden structures and reusing natural materials.
Currently working with reclaimed old timbers taken from the Farleys Barn reinnervation in 2023, (Image opposite). The wood has a beautiful character that lends itself perfectly to the creation of, little Wrens, Crows and Robins.
Recent projects include, artwork made with the timbers and metal from a 30ft Hastings and Rye clinker-built fishing boat called, ''Rosie Haze,'' RX320, (image opposite, as a working vessel on Hastings beach) which I bought and decommissioned in 2016. This art project has taken on many forms to include, a site specific 40ft sculpture of a Blue Whale, cormorants and casting artwork from the bronze propeller shaft.






Sculpture Trails and Exhibitions

  • Resin oystercatchers

    Exhibited for the National Open Garden Scheme, June 2024, 5 Coastguard Cottages, Cuckmere Haven, Seaford, East Sussex. Resin Sculptures cast from an original wooden oystercatcher made from 'RX320' fishing boat. Part of my DYCP project grant.

  • Three Tall Crows

    Exhibited for the National Open Garden Scheme, June 2024, 5 Coastguard Cottages, Cuckmere Haven, Seaford, East Sussex. Made using reclaimed timber from Farleys Barn, East Sussex, near my studio.

  • Blue Ladies

    Exhibited in my studio/micro garden. Made with the timber from 'RX320' fishing boat, elm planking, copper nails and Roves, set on part of the oak runners from the bottom of the boat. Painted with oils and finished with epoxy resin.

  • Catch Of The Day

    Exhibited in my studio/micro garden. Made with the timber from 'RX320' fishing boat, elm planking, copper nails and Roves, set on part of the oak runners from the bottom of the boat. Painted with oils and finished with epoxy resin.

  • The Folding Whale Project

    A site-specific art project to re-use a whole fishing boat to create an artists impression of a Blue Whale. The Folding Whale Project, 'Rosie Haze RX320 ( a 30ft Hastings and Rye clinker-built fishing boat). Exhibited at, Ravingham Sculpture Trail, 2017-2022 Suffolk and Southwold Arts Festival, June 2017, at the R.N.L.I station, Southwold Beach, Suffolk.

  • Studio Crabs

    Made with the timber from 'RX320' fishing boat. Re-using the painted wood and fittings to make a collection of over sized crabs for my studio wall.

  • Fire Creature

    Site-specific workshop for young people at a home school camp. Fire sculpture made using foraged materials.

  • Orange Birds

    A project to only use off cuts left over from the production of other artworks. Made with ''RX320' fishing boat timber and metals.

  • Nuthatch

    Exhibited at my studio/micro garden. Made using 'RX320' fishing boats timber, copper nails, original paint, set on a cut section of an oak rib.

Gallery

  • Blue Tit & Wren

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Robin And Curlew

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

  • Blue tit & Robin

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Morning Songbird

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Cheeky Blackbird

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Evening Songbird

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • 'Arthur' Black Headed Gull

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Arthur, Cheeky Blackbird and Wren.

    Reclaimed Farleys Barn timber, oil paint, bees wax finish.

  • Robin & Cheeky Blackbird

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

  • Reaching Oystercatcher

    Made using reclaimed RX320 timber. Cut from the elm planking showing a scarf join, original tar and copper nails and roves. Set on a section of the wheel house, sitting in steel bolts.

  • Curlew Seeking

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

  • Reaching Oystercatcher

    Made using reclaimed RX320 timber. Cut from the elm planking showing a scarf join, original tar and copper nails and roves. Set on a section of the wheel house, sitting in steel bolts.

  • Rye Oystercatcher

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

  • Tall Bird

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

  • Careful Redshank

    Made using 'RX320' fishing boat. Reclaimed elm and oak planking, copper nails.

Contact

  • Aviary Gallery, Studio 5, Farleys Farm Yard, Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes BN8 6HW, UK