Crowther, Alison
Born
1965, Keighley West Yorkshire
Region
Arts Council England South East
Disciplines
Sculpture, furniture
Work Made
Sculpture, furniture and objects for mainly outdoors
Materials used
Unseasoned English oak, other indigenous hardwoods
Techniques used
Hand carving, initially chainsawing and arborteching
Artist Statement
I am inspired by simple organic or geometric forms, and then work using integral features in the wood such as medullary rays and grain to carve a tactile, textured surface.
Artist Profile
My workshop/studio can be visited by appointment
I am able to give talks
I have experience of teaching crafts
I employ workshop assistants
I am happy to respond to student enquiries
Training
1987 - 1989 Royal College of Art
1984 - 1987 Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education
1983 - 1984 Bradford & Ilkley Community College
Awards
2007 |
Individual artist’s grant, Arts Council England |
2000 |
Research Award, Kingston University |
1999 |
Bursary, Southern Arts, Regional Arts Board |
Selected Articles
Crafts Magazine Jul/Aug 2007, The Conquest of Space, p. 35-39
Daily Telegraph Sat June 7 2003. Front page Gardening Section
Crafts Magazine Jan/Feb 2001,Commissions: Prior's Court School Thatcham,
Gardens Illustrated June 2001 p 17-19
Books
The New Garden, by John Brooks, Dorling Kindersley, 1998
The Art of Priors Court School, The Stephanie Shirley Collection, 2002
Garden Design Details by Arne Maynard, Conran Octopus, 2004
| Selected Exhibitions |
2009 |
Collect, New Saatchi Galleries, London
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2008 |
The Ripple Effect Lobby, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf |
2007 |
Inside Outside Contemporary Applied Arts, London |
2005 |
Collect Victoria and Albert Museum, London, organised by the Crafts Council |
2004 |
Secret Garden Sheffield Millennium Galleries, Sheffield, UK |
2003 |
Overground Contemporary Sculpture in Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf. 5 Exhibitors including David Nash and Peter Randall-Page |
2002 |
The Unexpected Too Sotheby’s New York, New York City, USA. |
| Selected Commissions |
2008 |
Riverbed and Kissing Bench II Swire Properties, Hong Kong
|
2008 |
Skipping Seats Romsey Primary School |
2007 |
Plestor Bench West Liss Common, Hampshire.
Hampshire County Council. |
2006 |
3 Large Sculptural Pieces Swire Properties Ltd.,
Pacific Place, Hong Kong. |
2006 |
Modular Benches The Cass Foundation, Goodwood, Chichester,
West Sussex. |
2001 |
Spiral Bench Nantucket Island and Martha's Vinyard MA, USA ( private commissions ) |
1999 |
Winding Bench, Linford Wood, Essex.,
Essex Wildlife Trust |
1996 |
5 Pews the Silkstede Chapel, Winchester Cathedral |
| Collections |
2008 |
Canary Wharf Group Ltd., 1 Canada Sq, Canary Wharf |
2000 |
The Dame Stephanie Shirley Collection, Priors Court School, Thatcham, West Berkshire |
1999 |
Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire, Lover's Seat |
Availability of work
By commission
From exhibitions
From maker's studio
Retail outlets (check with outlet for current availability)
Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy St, London ,W1T 1DD. www.caa.org.uk
Flow, 1-5 Needham Road Notting Hill, London, W11 2RP, 020 7243 0782, www.flowgallery.co.uk
The Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, West Sussex. www.sculpture.org.uk
The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, Ockley, Surrey. www.hannahpescharsculpture.com
The New Art Centre, Roche Court, East Winterslow, SP5 1BG, 01980 862244. www.sculpture.uk.com |
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