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John Roberts ARBA
Selected artist profile information for this Welsh Sculptor(1946 - 2002)
AboutAn experienced and respected sculptor whose skill with marble, stone and wood in figurative and abstract work draws clients from all over the globe, as does his dramatically strong portraits.His religious work can be found in Westminster Abbey and Liverpool Womens Hospital. |
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Exhibition History1988 - Black Heath Gallery - Sculpture and Drawings ingroup show Bezzaliel Gallery - Belgravia - Sculpture in group show 1989 - Casson Gallery, Eastbourne - Solo Show Outside Art, Otterton Mill Gallery, Devon group show 1992 - Shurini Gallery, St. James, London Sculpture 1994 - Shad Thames Gallery- Sculpture in Group show of the City and Guilds School 1995 - Sculpture in Royal Academy Summer Show 1998 - Three statues of "Twentieth century Martyrs, part of a series of ten installed on the West Front of Westminister Abbey. 1999 - Two heads in "The Art of Portait sculpture", The Gallery, 28 Cork Street. | |
Biography / CVJohn Roberts was born in 1946 in Wales, John came to his career as a stone carver come sculptor through the not unfamilier route of the art school.1979 to 1981 - Employed as a stone carver at Westminister Abbey. | |
Awards and PrizesAwarded 1st in prizes by Stome Federation of Bedford Architects. | |
Acquisitions / CollectionsCommissions:-1987 - Commissioned for figure of St. Bartolomew Failand Church near Bristol. 1989 - Angel of Lincoln Cathedral - based on and replacing thirteenth century original carved in the local limestone. 1991 - Commissioned by John Bysouth Limited to carve the tympanum detail of the pediment at Woburn Abbey in Portland stone to replace orginal. 1992 - Additional work for Lincoln Cathedral, in particular a series of panels to replace the eroded Romanesque originals on the West Front frieze. | |
Qualifications / Education1964 to 68 Gloucester College of Art, CheltenhamDiploma in Art and Design - Sculpture 1976 to 78 City and Guilds of London Art School Certificate in Carving and Gilding | |
Teaching Experience1984 to present:Employed to teach stone and wood carving, part time at the City and Guilds of London Art School. | |
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