John Nelson Battenberg

Who is John Nelson Battenberg?

John Nelson Battenberg is an American sculptor.

Battenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. An artist named John Goray first influenced him when Battenberg was about 10 years old. Battenberg did his undergraduate work in art at various Midwestern universities. He also attended the Ruskin School, Oxford University for two years. He received M.F.A.'s from Michigan State University and California School of Arts and Crafts.

Battenberg has resided in both Italy and England. He was a professor of sculpture at San José State University and now holds the title of professor emeritus. He left his professorship to pursue his sculpture full-time. In 2007, Battenberg returned to painting for a number of reasons, one of which was a leg injury which eventually prevented him from sculpting.

The Honolulu Museum of Art, the Krannert Art Museum, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Oakland Museum of California the San Diego Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, the Syracuse University Art Collection, the Triton Museum of Art, and Phoenix University are among the public collections holding his work.