Nelson Grice is a highly talented Alabama artist specializing in uniquely entertaining animal sculpture. After graduating from Berry High School in ‘87 he enrolled at the University of Montevallo where he received his BFA with a concentration in ceramics. In ‘94 Nelson enrolled in the School of Education at Montevallo and completed his masters degree in ‘96. He has been teaching sculpture at Hoover High School since that time.

Nelson’s work is inspired by the childish play of building with legos and Lincoln logs. Through a process of creating his own components or custom ‘legos’ he is able to then assemble the parts together and explore his imagination as when he was a child. Nelson’s hope is that the viewer will find a laugh whether through the irony of the material and the subject or just through the animated personalities of his characters.