Fred Nall Hollis

Fred Nall Hollis (born April 21, 1948) is an internationally known American artist who uses the simple name "Nall". He presently maintains a studio and gallery in Fairhope, Alabama.

Background

Nall was born in Troy, Alabama, the son of Mary Winifred Nall Hollis and Joe Frost Hollis. His father, a banker, later moved the family to Arab, Alabama, where Nall finished high school. Nall then attended the University of Alabama, earning a B.A. degree with a major in Art and minors in Psychology and Political Science.

Nall was admitted to study at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) of Paris, France in 1971. He traveled widely – particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, India, and Mexico – with his art being influenced by surroundings ranging from Arabic and Byzantine architecture to Alabama quilts. His art was soon recognized and exhibited in the United States as well as Europe[1]

NALL Art Association

In 1986, Nall bought a studio in Vence, France, and began publishing his line engravings. This led to his acquiring the existing Koroljy Foundation and from this creating the NALL (Nature Art & Life League) Art Association. Located on a three-hectare (seven and one-half-acre) estate in a valley between Vence and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the NALL Art Association offers artistic training for college students and provides a cultural life through exhibitions and conferences. The facilities include ten cabins and studios for artists and a studio-museum.[2]

Books

Art in many mediums

Nall has gained an international reputation for works in many mediums. The following is a summary from Solo-Mosacio:[5]

Special Honors/Recognitions

In 1991, Nall was an Artist-in-Residence at Troy State University. At the University’s graduation ceremony on 13 May 2001, Nall was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa degree.[6] Nall was also an Artist-in-Residence at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (2000), and Miami Dade College (2006).

Monaco installed two monumental mosaics by Nall, "Pensee Sunrise” and “Pensee Sunset,” in L'Opio tiles at their new cultural center, the Grimaldi Forum. In December 2005, this City-State issued a postage stamp illustrated from these mosaics.

On 24 January 2005 The Tuscany Council for Culture unveiled Nall's commissioned work "La Shoa" in memory of those Italians massacred during World War II.

Nall's monumental "Peace Frame" is also permanently installed as a gateway to Pietrasanta in Tuscany, the work site for most of Michelangelo's sculpture.

In 2007, Nall was named Alabama’s Distinguished Artist of the Year by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Throughout his career, Nall has exhibited at over 300 one-man shows.

References

  1. MyArtSpace, Nall, 5 May 2008; http://myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/2008/05/art-space-talk-nall.html
  2. Foreman, Liza; “An Artist’s Retreat”; New York Times, 6 Oct. 2009; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/greathomesanddestinations/07gh-france.html
  3. Nall; Alabama Art, Black Belt Press, 2000; ISBN 1-880216-59-0
  4. Harrison, Thomas B. "Nall: Out of the Box," Mobile Press-Register, 15 Oct. 2009; http://blog.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2009/10/nall_out_of_the_box_on_view_th.html
  5. ”Nall Hollis – United States”; http://www.solo-mosaico.org/2009/nall-hollis/?lang=en
  6. TSU May 2001 Commencement; http://www.troy.edu/news/archives/2001/may/springcommencement.htm

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