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Kadir Nelson Art Gallery
Kadir Nelson began drawing at the age of three, displaying
artistic acumen before he could write or spell. “I have always been an artist,”
Nelson explains. “It’s part of my DNA.” At age eleven, Kadir Nelson was
apprenticed by his uncle Michael Morris, an artist and art instructor. “My uncle
gave me my foundation in art,” says the artist. Kadir Nelson experimented with
several different media and later began painting in oils at the age of sixteen
under the encouragement and tutelage of both his uncle and high school art
teacher. He began entering his paintings in art competitions and ultimately won
an art scholarship to study at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Upon graduating
with honors, Kadir Nelson began his professional career as an artist, publishing
his work and receiving commissions from publishers and production studios such
as Dreamworks, Sports Illustrated, Coca-Cola, The New York Times and Major
League Baseball, among others.
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