Response By
John Nicholson
Bernice Vincent Summer 2007 Sitting on Lawn, Museum London, near Rhino, 2007
acrylic and graphite on paper Gift of the Artist, 2011Response
Bernice was an integral part of the London Regionalism movement. To me, her work relates first to her immediate surroundings, then to her city and region, often showing change over time. In this image of the Museum’s own front yard, she shows the charming “old” in the left corner, and the inelegant “new” under construction in the rear. As the architect when the Museum was re-clad, I suggested adding the grey panels in the lower right. Interesting to see them here.
John Nicholson is a Founding Principal at Nicholson Sheffield Architects Inc. Named a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2001, his projects have won numerous local, provincial, and national awards. John sits on the London Community Foundation Board. He was named to the City of London Mayor’s List in 2014, and was awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteerism in 2017.