Career and exhibitions

Condensed career highlights

Career outline:

1948-1952: West of England College of Art, Bristol.
1952-1955: Royal College of Art, London.
1955-1956: Bristol University – Teaching Practice in Exeter.
1956-1972: Lecturer in Sculpture, Stafford College of Art.
1972-1990: Director of Sculpture, Stafford College of Art.
1990-2009: Freelance Artist.

Major exhibitions and installations:

1952 Mall Galleries, London.
1953 Tate Gallery, London.
1960s G-Plan Galleries, London.
1960s West of England Academy, Bristol.
1960s-70s Mall Galleries, London.
1960s Installation at Poole Hayes Comprehensive School, Staffordshire.
1970s-80s Burlington House, London.
1981 Queensmere Centre, Slough.
1982 Covent Garden, London.
1985 Harlow Carr Sculpture Park, Harrogate.

Loaned numerous works to architectural, media, and film companies for private client exhibitions, and works known in: Galerie Salammbo, Paris; Galerie Vallombreuse, Biarritz; and Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Osnabrück.

Qualifications, prizes, and honours:

  • Qualifications: ARCA, ATD, Ed.Dip.
  • Finalist in the Unknown Political Prisoner Competition, 1953.
  • Awarded Mosey Competition Scholarship to study in Florence, Italy, 1950s.
  • Elected as a Member for Distinction in the Art of Sculpture and Elected Fellow, Royal Society of British Sculptors, 1980.
  • Elected to Arts Who’s Who 33rd Edition.
  • Elected to Cambridge Blue Book, 2005.
  • Entry in Dictionary of International Biography, 2007.
  • Numerous mentions in press, magazines, and media (e.g., The Times, BBC).

Membership of professional organisations:

  • Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, 1971-1984.
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, 1980-1984.
  • Member of the Society of Free Painters and Sculptors, until 2003.

Additional information from other biographies:

  • Greatly loved the game of chess.
  • Distinguished modeller and carver.
  • College Lecturer in clay modelling, figure drawing, and stone and wood carving.
  • Created a unique three-year Sculpture Diploma Course in Stafford.
  • Organised annual sculpture exhibitions at Stafford Art Gallery, and outdoor exhibitions at Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire.
  • Works known in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and USA.