Govinder Nazran
Govinder Nazran (Artist) was best known for his vibrant paintings of animals—especially cats and dogs, as well as horses, elephants, and people.
Govinder’s Style
His works often featured bold, Rothko-inspired blocks of colour, layered shading, and inventive use of materials such as gold leaf, glitter, staples, and string.
Many of his pieces paired animals to explore themes of duality and balance, including yin and yang, family, love, and good versus evil. Alongside his paintings, he also produced sculptures, both figurative and abstract. This further expanded his creative voice.
His work achieved wide acclaim and commercial success, with collectors across the UK, the United States, and Japan. In 2004, the Fine Art Trade Guild named him Best Selling Published Artist.
He later enjoyed two sold-out tours in Japan, where audiences especially admired his work.
What happened to Govinder?
On Christmas Eve 2008, Nazran suffered a fall at his home in Saltaire. He died six days later, on December 30, in intensive care at Bradford Royal Infirmary from head injuries sustained in the fall.
An inquest found that his use of a varnish product, Brasslac, in an enclosed studio space, had led to seizures. These seizures contributed to the accident.
The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death and stressed the importance of using such materials with proper precautions.
Govinder Nazran left behind his wife and daughter, along with a body of work that collectors around the world continue to cherish.
His paintings, particularly of his signature cats and dogs, remain highly sought-after. They stand as a testament to his creativity and vision.
Govinder Nazran was a much loved artist by all who new him, family, friends and art followers.
Where are his works now?
Many of Govinder’s art pieces have now been sold. Some can be found on resellers websites as secondary market works. There are a few galleries whom still have stock of a some of his works.
Govinder was a unique artist, his style of block painting and use of different materials not match by any other. Other particularly nice pieces include ‘Nitty Nora’, ‘El Diablo and ‘Guppie, Smallweed and Plank’
As can be seen, he was also very creative with the names of his works
