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Art gallery in Gloucester, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, England, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media.[1][2] The museum has twice been specially commended in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Awards.[1][2]
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Trust
The gallery is operated by the Nature in Art Trust,[3] a registered charity (No: 1000553[4])[3] set up in 1982[3] as the "Society for Wildlife Art of the Nations".[3] The trust purchased Wallsworth Hall in 1987.[5] The Trust's patron is Princess Alexandra.[3] Its President, until her death in January 2010, was Lady Philippa Scott,[3] who had succeeded her husband Sir Peter Scott in that role.[3] Its vice-presidents[3] are Dr. Heather Angel, Dr. David Bellamy, Sonja Fuchs, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, David Gower, David Lank, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Dr. Shirley Sherwood, and Judge David Turner.
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Exhibits
Among its permanent collection are works by notable nature artists including Eric Ennion, George Edward Lodge, David Shepherd, Archibald Thorburn and Charles Tunnicliffe; as well as more general artists such as Pablo Picasso.
The gallery holds regular exhibitions of loaned works; subjects of those dedicated to the work of a single artist have included Joy Adamson, Peter Scott and David Shepherd. Other visiting exhibitions have included the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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