Ed Nash was born in Letchworth Garden City, England but has been a Nashville resident for fifteen years and is a well-recognized abstract artist of the South. At the age of 13, Ed was awarded an art scholarship to Bedford School in England. He then went on to study Fine Art and Psychology at Reading University – graduating Magna Cum Laude. After several years as an art dealer and appraiser, he went back to pursue his life long dream of becoming a full time visual artist.

Much of his work has a deep connection with the Japanese aesthetic wabisabi, which can be described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. His paintings and mixed media work are a response to modern day society’s view of visual perfection. The work reflects and celebrates the patina produced through the passage of time and exposure to the elements.

In a recent article in The Tennessean he was named The No.1 artist in Nashville to be following:

“Ed Nash is turning heads across the country. You can spot his vivid large-scale paintings, usually over 6 feet tall, anywhere. His signature style is a use of bold color gradations in a variety of abstract and landscape designs. Nash’s artwork is a favorite among interior designers, as they are the finishing touch to any room.”

His work can be found in countless collections across the US and UK, including the homes of Senators, musicians, actors, celebrities and luxury commercial and historical spaces such as The Senate Building, Washington DC, Tennessee State Museum, Hunter Museum of Art, Blackberry Farms TN, Nashville International Airport, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hilton Green Hills, Lyndhurst Collection, Suntrust Corporation Memphis TN, Netflix. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Huffington Post, Milieu Magazine, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, Atlanta Home and Lifestyles Magazine, Native Magazine, East Nashvillian, Classic Home Magazine, Southern Living and Traditional Home Magazine.

When Ed is not painting, he can be found at home, with his wife, two kids and three dogs.

Brad Sells first learned to throw clay at the Appalachian Center for Crafts, a satellite campus of Tennessee Technological University, where he earned his B.S. in psychology. His artistic path shifted when he carved a bed frame from cherry wood for his home—an experience that revealed his true medium. Sells’ career gained momentum when his work was awarded Best in Show in a competition juried by renowned furniture maker Sam Maloof, whom Sells counts as a role model. His pursuit of new materials and inspiration led him to South Africa in 2007 and Hawaii in 2009, where he explored exotic woods and regional traditions. Guided by the grain and texture of the wood itself, Sells shapes fluid, sculptural forms that celebrate the natural knots, lines, and contours of each piece.