Moves to Kent in England, where he works as an artist, art dealer, and antiques and collectibles consultant. Member of the Crafts Centre of Great Britain. Born in N'Kana, Zambia. Grows up in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Hylton Nel is a conceptual artist.

is a world-renowned ceramicist whose whimsical sculptures have enchanted audiences for over five decades. Developing his own visual language, he has innovated traditional pottery techniques to give form to his rich and varied ideas. Born in Zambia in 1941, Nel started his artistic journey while studying for a Fine Art degree at Rhodes University.

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Hylton Nel was born in 1941 in N’kana, Zambia, and now lives and works on the outskirts of Calitzdorp in the Klein Karoo. Nel describes himself as an 'artist-potter', which aptly refers to his interest in painted imagery as well as form and function.

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Hylton Nel is a South African Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1941. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Stevenson, Cape Town have featured Hylton Nel's work in the past.

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Small towns and cities are the constellation points scattered through the life and career of self-described “artist-potter” Hylton Nel. He first felt the cold press of clay beneath his palm in Kimberly where he went to school, and in Makhanda, while studying Fine Arts at Rhodes University, his experiments grew in ambition and scale.

Aug 10, 2024 · STEVENSON is pleased to present Things Made Over Time, a mini-retrospective of the ceramics of artist-potter Hylton Nel. The plates, bowls, vases and sculptures included in this exhibition are shown chronologically as a timeline, starting with works created in 1960s as a student in Antwerp, and concluding with plates made in 2024.

Hylton Nel (1941 in N’kana, Zambië) is ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse keramiekkunstenaar. Hy woon aan die buitewyke van Calitzdorp, 'n klein dorpie in die Klein Karoo. Nel, wat in 1941 in Zambië gebore is, het 'n Beeldende kunste -graad aan die Rhodes Universiteit in 1963 behaal.