Abdo Nagi was an internationally recognised potter working in Britain in the 1990s. Born in Yemen, he moved to the UK as a domestic worker in 1967 but longing to receive an arts education he settled in Hertfordshire to study art at Hitchin College. He went on to gain a degree from Middlesex University and following his degree show, many of the top London galleries began to represent him.
Initially he chose painting as his medium of choice but soon found clay could help him produce forms that reminded him of his childhood and native country, Yemen. Experimenting with colour and texture, his work evolved quickly gaining attention from ceramic enthusiasts including Cyril Frankel and David Attenborough. Today he has an international following and pieces by him are always well received when they come to the open market. His works are typically restrained and elegant forms, with glazes ranging from soft grey to vibrant turquoise and often with bronze manganese around the rims.
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Dates
- 1940 Born in Yemen
- 1984-88 Middlesex University
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