Nigel Caple

Nigel Caple is a British artist and lecturer.

Nigel Caple was born on the Isle of Wight. He studied art at Portsmouth College of Art and the Department of Fine Art at Portsmouth Polytechnic (now the University of Portsmouth), where he received a BA Honours Degree in Fine Art.

While at Portsmouth Polytechnic he studied with the painter Miles Richmond. After graduation he continued to be tutored by Miles at various locations including Ronda in Spain, Morley College in London and The Motor House in North Yorkshire. Miles was arguably one of David Bomberg’s closest students. Nigel’s relationship with Miles continued until Miles’ death in 2008.

Between 1987-8 Nigel worked on a series of paintings and drawings based upon Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight.

In 1988 Nigel began painting and drawing the historic Shinjo Matsuri Festival of Northern Japan. These drawings and paintings culminated in a touring exhibition that was part of the UK’s prestigious Japan Festival 1991.

In 1992 he was invited by cultural authorities in Japan to create and coordinate an exhibition. The subsequent show was entitled An Exhibition of Works by Eight British Artists (1919-1992). The exhibition was held in Northern Japan. The artists featured were David Bomberg, Marion Milner, Harry Thubron, Miles Richmond, John Rodrigues, Ann Kiernan, David Seaton and Nigel Caple.

In 1994 Nigel started a series of drawings and paintings of interiors, as a homage to his parents and to a friend, Marion Milner, leading to an exhibition called Life's Dreams.

Between 1995-6 he painted alongside Miles Richmond at the South Bank University in London. Miles was continuing his studies in relation to his millennium celebration painting, a panoramic view of London as seen from the roofs of South Bank University.

During 1996-9 Nigel helped conceive and coordinate a group show called Bridges. This was The Daiwa Foundation’s Anglo-Japanese Visual Arts Touring Show, which toured the UK, Europe and Japan.

From 1997 he has been working on a series of paintings and drawings of London cityscapes.

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