Ray Smith
Public Commissions
2008-9
Consultant Artist for Writhlington School new build project Radstock
Bath & North East Somerset Council
2008
Consultancy for Essex County Council on the integration of art for the
Basildon Upper and Lower Academies
2007- 8 Lead Artist ‘Genius Loci’ new-build at Ramsden Hall School Billericay
Essex County Council
2006-8
Lead Artist report and vision statement for the new Manchester Joint Hospitals
2006-7
Consultant Artist for Honeycomb Beach Development
Boscombe Hampshire
2006
‘Liquid Future Commission’ Research and development phase - Brighton &
Hove Council
2006
Commissioned to produce a series of artworks for the walls of the Weston Adult
Acute Ward and HDU, Southmead Hospital Bristol
2006
Emsworth Underpass Commission Havant Borough Council
2005
Installation of ‘Avro Roll’ sculpture at Jayhard
development, Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2005
Cardiff 05-55 Building Blocks
Architectural Project The Design Commission for Wales
2005
Customs House Development Southampton – Design proposals
2005
Installation of ‘Vertical Burst’ sculpture at Ensign Way
development, Hamble, Hampshire
2004
Commissioned to design ‘The Den’ Play Area, a large-scale playground
development on Teignmouth seafront
2004
Consultant Artist for Phase 2 development at Jayhard,
Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2004
2004
2004
2003-7
Consultant Artist for Bolsover Illuminations Phase 2
Angelina Street Commission - Butetown - Cardiff Bay
Cubicle Doors Design Commission (II) from Armitage Venesta
Project Artist on Three Ways Special School project for
Bath and North East Somerset Council
2003
2003
Consultant Artist for Bolsover Illuminations Phase 1
Consultant Artist at Botleigh Grange Development, Hampshire
and at Ensign Way Development, Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2003-5
Appointed Lead Artist for Radstock Primary Schools Renaissance
2003
Appointed by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust as Project Artist on the
Winchestown Regeneration Project in Brynmawr
2003-4
Trellick Tower Commission – North Kensington Arts
2002
Artworks for the corridor walls and anaesthetic room ceilings of Level 4 Theatres
at the Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
2002
Cubicle Doors Design Commission (I) from Armitage Venesta
2001-2
Appointed Lead Artist for ‘Catalis’ Project, South Gloucestershire
2001
‘Eights Tree’sculpture installed in East Molesey.
2001
Hastings & St. Leonards: ‘The America Ground’ mural designed and installed,
together with the ‘Our Street’ banner project.
2001
‘Flying Spiral’ sculpture installed in Crawley.
2000-2001
Commissioned by the Green Corridor Partnership to make a sculpture ‘The
Ramblers’at the Heston Farm Estate adjacent to the M4 near Heathrow and a
sculpture ‘Hind’ at Elthorne Park Waterside in Boston Manor.
2000
Year of the Artist Award through Hastings Borough Council, for a public art
residency in Hastings and St. Leonards, East Sussex.
2000
Commissioned by the McDonald Institute for Archeologial Research at the
University of Cambridge, to make a portrait of the Director, Professor Lord
Renfrew of Kaimsthorn.
2000
Commissioned by the Crawley Borough Council to produce a sculpture for the
Hawth Roundabout, following a limited competition.
2000
Ceramic tile commission for Torbay Hospital.
2000
Fabrication of ‘Eights Tree’ sculpture for Sustrans/RC Sherriff Rosebriars Trust
1999-2000
Consultant Artist for the Okehampton Regeneration Scheme.
1998-2001
Appointed Lead Artist for the new Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
1999
Inauguration of ‘Making Waves’, a major fibre-optic lighting sculpture in
Teignmouth Town Centre. National Lottery Award.
1998
Commission to make a series of five paintings for Ernst & Young (through the
Contemporary Art Society).
1998-1999
Commissioned by MEPC through Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to
make a sculpture on the Crockford Lane roundabout at the entrance to the
Chineham Business Park.
1998-1999
Winner of the Sustrans/RC Sherriff Rosebriars Trust open competition for a
Thames-side sculpture in Esher.
1998-1999
Appointed Consultant Artist on Whittlesey Enhancement Scheme for Fenland
District Council.
1997-1999
Appointed Consultant Artist to Newcastle City Council for the Northumberland
Street refurbishment.
1997
Appointed Consultant Artist for the new Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
1996-1998
Consultant artist on Den & Sea Front Enhancement Scheme and Supermarket
Development Scheme, Teignmouth, Devon.
1996-1997
Commissioned to produce a corridor artwork for Musgrove Park Hospital,
Taunton.
1996-1997
Commissioned to produce a mobile and floor sculptures for the Royal Devon and
Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust, Exeter.
1996
Consultant artist on an acoustic internal wall around the auditorium in the New
Milton Keynes Theatre (Blonski & Heard).
1996
Consultant artist with Terry Farrell & Partners on proposals for a new bridge
over the Thames in London.
1996
Signage sculpture for Children’s Unit, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
1996
‘Autumn Leaves – Summer 1996’ Major planting commission for Easington
District Council, County Durham as part of the ‘Looking Beyond’ Visual Arts
Festival 1996.
1995-1996
Commissioned to create a sculpture for the Marconi roundabout at Penarth
Haven for Tesco Stores Ltd. With Cardiff Bay Art Trust. ‘Transmitter’ installed
April 1996.
1995-1996
Dover, Kent – Selected from open Commission in Europe for the Dover Public
Art Commission. ‘On the Crest of a Wave’ installed Jan. 1996. Rouse Kent
Public Art Award for 1995-1996.
1995
Artist-consultant on the Exmouth Estuaryside Scheme.
1995
Stour View Centre, Sturminster Newton.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panels commissioned by Dorset County Council for
the Hydrotherapy Pool.
1994-1995
Quarry Hill, Leeds.
Commissioned by the Leeds Development Agency to produce two major
sculptures in stone and steel.
1994-1995
Teignmouth, Devon.
Appointed to work with Teignbridge District Council and Devon County Council
on the ‘Teignmouth Triangles’ refurbishment including new seating, fencing,
bollards and lighting.
1994
Sussex Oncology Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital ‘Still Waters’ wall
sculpture in steel, stone and oak for the Radiotherapy Lounge. Commissioned
through the Contemporary Art Society.
1994
Children’s Unit Corridor, Musgrove Park Hospital, Tauton.
Appointed to produce a refurbishment scheme including an aqua-jet cut linoleum
floor, a sculpture relief in metal and new lighting.
1993-1994
Charecroft Estate Community Centre, London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham.
Commissioned to create a series of works including an aqua-jet cut linoleum
floor, bollard sculptures and window grills.
1993
Sainsburys, Pinhoe Exeter.
‘Standing Stones’ sculpture commission in granite and steel.
1993
Grays, Thurrock.
Commissioned to produce a sculpture in stone and steel and a series of pavement
works.
1993
Oxford County Museum Service at Standlake
A series of laser-cut stainless steel sculptures.
1992-1993
Church of Christ the King, Milton Keynes.
Laser-cut steel sculpture for the west wall.
1992-1993
Artist Consultant on the Dawlish Leisure Centre. This included a major
brickwork sculpture, laser-cut metal relief work, signage and a ceramic tile work
in collaboration with Richard Long.
1992-1993
Bishop Fox’s School, Taunton.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panels commissioned as part of the Somerset-inEurope ‘Masquerade’ scheme.
1992
St. Clement Dane’s School, Drury Lane London.
Painted steel wall sculpture: ‘Paper Chain’.
1992
City of Birmingham
‘Face to Face’ painted steel sculpture.
1992
Royal Pier, Bournemouth
100 metre x 30 metre lighting sculpture: ‘Inside Out’.
1992
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes.
40’ painted steel sculpture: ‘Chain Reaction’
1991
‘The Look Out’ Heritage Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire.
Floor sculpture at main entrance in laser-cut marble with terrazzo.
1991
Sainsbury, High Wycombe.
‘Winsor Chair’ subway mural in Italian mosaic.
1990
National Garden Festival, Gateshead.
‘Red Army’ painted steel sculpture with over 1000 steel figures.
1990
Tesco, Slough.
‘Signal Gantry’ canopy sculpture in painted steel.
1990
St. Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Large-scale hand-painted ceramic tile mural in main stairwell.
1989
Wheatley Library, Oxfordshire County Council.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panel.
1989
Forest Community School, Horsham, West Sussex.
Hand-painted ceramic tile mural for school entrance.
1989
The McDonald Institution, Cambridge.
Commissioned portrait of the founder, Dr. McDonald.
1989
City Art Gallery, Southampton
Laser-cut powder-coated metal relief signage sculptures.
1988
Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex.
Painted fretwork relief for the school hall.
1987-1988
River Park Leisure Centre, Winchester City Council.
Large-scale hand-painted ceramic tile mural for the main pool hall.
1986
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
Painted wall relief for Department of Psychiatric Medicine.
1985
The Leys School
Commissioned portrait of the retiring Headmaster, Bertie Bellis.
1985
Breckland Middle School, Suffolk.
Painted laminates for main stairwell.
1985
Southampton General Hospital.
Painted laminates for Accident and Emergency Department.
1981
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Painted wall relief for Upper Bar area.
One-Person Exhibitions
1997
Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London.
1990
The Winchester Gallery, Winchester.
1988
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell.
1987
Spacex Gallery Exeter.
1982
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton.
1980
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
1980
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.
1980
Mostym Art Gallery, Llandudno.
1978
University of Southampton.
1977
Riverside Studios, London.
1975
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol.
1974
Garage Art Limited, London.
1972
Round House Gallery, London.
1970
School of Architecture, Cambridge University.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2000
‘Introductions’ with Claire North, Devon Guild Bovey Tracey.
1999
‘Mountain’ Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery.
1995
Making for the Garden’ Knowle Gardens
Sidmouth Festival.
1994
‘Words’ Aspex Gallery Portsmouth.
1994
Contemporary Art Society Art Market
Royal Festival Hall, London.
1990
National Garden Festival, Gateshead.
1989-1990
‘John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 16’
Walker Art Gallery Liverpool (Prizewinner).
1988
Contemporary Art Society Art Market
Smith Galleries, London.
1988
‘Playing: For Real, Toys and Talismans’
Southampton City Art Gallery Touring Exhibition.
1987
Athena Art Awards, Barbican, London.
1987
John Moores Liverpool Exhibiton 15
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
1985
Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale (Major Award).
1985
‘One City a Patron’
Scottish Arts Council Touring Exhibition
1984-1985
‘The British Art Show’
Arts Council Touring Exhibition
1983-1984
‘As of Now’, Peter Moores Liverpool Exhibition
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin.
1983
Tolly Cobbold, Eastern Arts 4th National Exhibiton
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and touring.
1982
Sainsbury’s Images for Today
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield and touring (Major Award)
2nd International Drawings Triennale
Nurnburg (Prizewinner
1982
1982
1982
Xlleme Paris Biennale
‘The best of Jonathan Cape’
Primrose Gallery, London.
1982
‘A New Partnership’ (with architect Ed Jones)
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
1981-1982
‘Art and the Sea’ City Art Gallery, Southampton
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1979
‘Fragments against Ruins’.
1979
Moscow Book Fair
1978
British Book Design and Production
National Book League
1978
‘The Contemporary Illustrator’s Art’
The Minories, Colchester and touring.
1977
Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale.
1977
‘Onsite’ Arnolfini Gallery Bristol.
1976
Artists’ Market, London (also 1977 & 1978)
Public Collections
Arts Council of Great Britain
Eastern Arts
Southern Arts
The Contemporary Art Society
The Contemporary Art Society of Wales
The Linbury Trust
Manchester City Art Gallery
City Art Gallery, Southampton
The University, Southampton
Stadt Nurnberg
Cleveland County Museum Service
Awards
1996
Winner of the Rouse Kent Public Art Award for 1995-1996
1993
Royal Society of Arts: Art for Architecture Award
1989
Prizewinner at the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 16
1985
Major Award at the 7th Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale
1982
Prizewinner at 2nd International Drawings Triennale Nurnberg
1982
Sainsbury’s ‘Images for Today’ Major Award.
1978
National Book League Design Award
1978
Der Deutscher Jugendbuch Preis
1977-1978
Linbury Trust Artists Award
1973
Arts Council of Great Britain
Selected Publications
2003
‘The Artist’s Handbook’ Dorling Kindersley (New revised edition)
1995
DK Art School: ‘Introduction to Perspective’ Dorling Kindersley
1993-4
Seven titles in the Dorling Kindersley ‘Art School’ series in collaboration with
the Royal Academy
1994
Co-consultant and joint author on a public arts strategy document for Liverpool:
‘Participate - An Art in Public Places Strategy for Liverpool.’ Public Arts, May
1994
1993
‘Approaches to Art’ (Key Stage 2) 1993 Ginn Educational
Publishers Ltd. Joint author with Anthea Peppin, Alisa Turner
1992
‘Approaches to Art’ (Key Stage 1) 1992 Ginn Educational
Publishers Ltd. Joint author with Anthea Peppin, Alisa Turner
1987
‘The Artist’s Handbook’ Dorling Kindersley
1981
‘Student of the Week’ University of Southampton
1980
‘Jacko’s Play’ Macmillan
1978
‘The Long Dive’ Jonathan Cape
‘Best Illustrated Children’s Book’, New York Times Book
Review, December 1980
1977
‘The Long Slide’ Jonathan Cape
National Book League Design Award 1978
Der Deutscher Jugendbuch Preis 1978
Teaching
1987-1997
Visiting Lecturer on ‘The Contemporary Scene’ (three days a year) at
Sothebys Institute, London
1986-1995
Visiting Lecturer (one day a week) in the Faculty of Art and Education,
University of Plymouth
1982-1984
Visiting Lecturer in the Mural Design Department, Chelsea School of
Art.
1981-1982
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Hull College of Higher Education (temporary appointment)
1978-1981
Fine Arts Fellow, University of Southampton (Senior Lecturer grade)
1974-1977
Part time lecturer (two days a week) in the Mural Design Department,
Chelsea School of Art
Public Appointment
1990-1991
Appointed by HM Government to serve as the artist member of the Art
Working Group for the National Curriculum.
Advisory Responsibilities
1979-1982
(also 1991-1994)
Member of Southern Arts Visual Arts Advisory Panel
Artist-in-Schools
2008
Writhlington School Radstock
2008
Chalvedon School and Sixth Form College
2007
Temple Junior School, Keynsham
Keynsham Primary School
2006
Three Ways Special Needs School, Bath
2005
Westfield Primary School, Portsmouth
East Shore Special Needs School, Portsmouth
Lime Grove Special Needs School, Bath
Summerfield School, Bath
Grangetown Primary School, Cardiff
Fitzalen Comprehensive School, Cardiff
2004
RUH School, Bath
St. Mary the Virgin, Mount Stuart Primary, Cardiff
St. Cuthberts RC Primary, Cardiff
2003
Nantyglo School, Brynmawr
2002
Emersons Green Primary School
Bromley Heath Junior School
2001
Christchurch School, Hastings St .Leonards
2000
Heston Community School
1999
Sir John Hunt of Everest School, Basingstoke
Sir Harry Smith Community College, Whittlesey
1996
Hazeldown School Teignmouth
1995
Dover College
1994
Musgrove Park Hospital School, Taunton
1994
Eastwood County High School, Essex
1993
Bishop Fox’s School, Taunton
1992
St. Clement Dane’s Primary School, Drury Lane, London
1990
Garth Hill School Bracknell, Berkshire
1989
The Forest Community School, Horsham, West Sussex
1988
The Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex
1985
Breckland Middle School, Brandon, Suffolk
1984
Berkshire Schools combined sixth forms
Rhos y Gwaliau, North Wales
1980
Manor High School, Willenhall, Birmingham
1978
Upper School, Bodmin, Cornwall
Artist-in-Conference
1987
Southampton, NATE annual Conference
1986
Clacton, Essex County Council: Summer conference for secondary
teachers: ‘The Arts: Fringe or Foundation?’
1985
Clacton, Essex County Council: In-service training course
Primary level
Selected conference lectures/seminars
2000
Guest speaker ‘The Subject of the Artist’ 3rd Cardiff Symposium
The Centre for Research in Art UWIC 1st November 2000
2000
Guest speaker at ‘New Work with Fibre Optic Lighting’
a one day seminar organised by Chrysalis Arts 29.09.00
1995
Sites of Public Art – International Seminar, Barcelona, Spain seminar
paper. ‘Issues affecting the practising artist working to public commission’
1993
Somerset Arts Conference , panel member of the ‘Public Art – How public
is it?’ seminar
1993
Plenary Speaker at the conference ‘Mainstream Design – Paddling against
the Current’ Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Development Association.
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
1992
‘Art in the National Curriculum - an artist’s view’
Guest speaker at the Tate Gallery, London 18.06.92
1992
‘Art in Primary Education’ Guest speaker at the National Gallery London
07.05.92
1991
‘Drawing as an intimate means of expression’
Guest speaker at the Cleveland Drawing Biennale 04.11.91
1991
‘Art and Architecture – Collaborative Practice’
Panel member at a Southern Arts seminar in conjunction with Oxford
Polytechnic
1988
CORAA Conference ‘The Arts and Education’
Seminar Leader for Visual Arts
Performance
1979
Organised ‘Art Works’ Festival at the University of Southampton,
including work by Kevin Atherton, Tony Bevan, Paul Burwell, Bruce
McLean and David Nash
1979
(with Fred Frith and Phil Minton) University of Southampton
1978
(with Henry Cow) Lambeth Hall
‘The Death of the Tidal Model’ University of Southampton
1976
Bedford College, London. New London Theatre, Drury Lane
(with Uli Trepte) Oval House, London
1975
(with Radar Favourites) International Arts Centre, Hammersmith Palais
1973
(with Henry Cow) Rainbow Theatre, London
1971
(with Henry Cow) Edinburgh Festival, Kensington Town Hall (cabaret
Voltaire), London School of Economics (The Explorer’s Club)
Stage Design
1972
Cambridge Dance Group at the Edinburgh Festival
1971
‘The Wild Pansy’ (dir. Nick Davis, Ray Smith)
1971
‘The Rake’s Progress’ (dir. David Pountney)
1970
‘The Lower Depths’ (dir. Anton Gill)
1970
‘Love Labours Lost’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1969
‘Bartholomew Fair’ (dir. Noel Purdon)
1967
‘King Lear’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1966
‘A Lily in Little India’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1965
‘The Visit’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
Film
1984
‘Sunset Now’ (video for Heaven 17) 3 mins. 16mm colour
1973
‘Waterfall’ 8mins. 16mm colour
1973
’30 Black Lace Angels’ 8 mins. 16mm B/W
1969
‘Arkadia’ (with Nick Davis) 45 mins. 16mm B/W
Album covers
1996
Heaven 17 – Bigger than America
1984
Heaven 17 – How Men Are
1983
Heaven 17 – The Luxury Gap
1981
Heaven 17 – Penthouse and Pavement
1981
Skids – Joy
1976
Guitar Solos – Fred Frith
1975
David Vorhaus – White Noise 2
1975
Talisker – Dreaming of Glenisla
1975
Kevin Coyne – Matching Head and Feet
1975
Henry Cow – In Praise Of Learning
1974
Henry Cow – Unrest
1973
Henry Cow – Legend
Songwriting
2003
2000
‘Fog on the Water’ performed on the CD ‘Perfect Strangers’
Rebel Records REB-CD-1793 in the USA
‘Fog on the Water’ performed by Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz
on the CD ‘Good Songs for Hard Times’ Copper Creek Records USA
Ray Smith
Date of Birth: 08.03.1949
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1960 – 67 Southend High School for Boys
1968-1971 Trinity Hall, Cambridge University
BA Hons (2:1) June 1971, MA 1975
Summary
Ray Smith was educated at Southend High School for Boys and Trinity Hall Cambridge where he
graduated in 1971. He was Fine Arts Fellow at the University of Southampton from 1978 to1981
and has been a visiting lecturer at the Chelsea School of Art, the University of Plymouth and
Sotheby’s Institute in London.
Ray was a member of the Art Working Group for the National Curriculum in 1990.
Ray has made over fifty publicly-sited sculptures in this country and abroad. He has work in
many museums and other public collections. He had a solo exhibition of paintings at the Barbican
in London in 1997. He has won a number of awards including Prizewinner at the John Moores
Liverpool Exhibition 16 (1989), the Rowse Kent Public Art Award (1996) and a Royal Society of
Arts ‘Art for Architecture’ Award (1993)
He has worked on a number of urban regeneration projects, including city centres (Newcastle
upon Tyne 1997 -1999), seaside towns (Teignmouth, Devon 1993 -2006) and small villages
(Whittlesey, Nr. Peterborough 1998 -1999).
Ray was Lead Artist for the new Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital from 1997to 2000. He
completed a major commission on the facade of the Trellick Tower in West London (2003-4) and
has recently been working as Lead Artist on new schools for the Bath and North East Somerset
Council (2003-2009). Recent commissions also include a vision document for the Manchester
Joint Hospitals (2007- 8) and participation in Essex County Council’s: ‘Spirit of Place’ project.
(2007-9)
Ray has long had a practical interest in the materials and processes of art. His research in these
areas, can be seen in many of his major art projects ranging from planting schemes to fibre optic
lighting artworks, hand-painted laminates or water-jet cut sculpture.
His book ‘The Artist’s Handbook’ (Dorling Kindersley) has sold extensively world-wide and he
completed a revised edition which was published in 2003.
Ray Smith
Public Commissions
2008-9
Consultant Artist for Writhlington School new build project Radstock
Bath & North East Somerset Council
2008
Consultancy for Essex County Council on the integration of art for the
Basildon Upper and Lower Academies
2007- 8 Lead Artist ‘Genius Loci’ new-build at Ramsden Hall School Billericay
Essex County Council
2006-8
Lead Artist report and vision statement for the new Manchester Joint Hospitals
2006-7
Consultant Artist for Honeycomb Beach Development
Boscombe Hampshire
2006
‘Liquid Future Commission’ Research and development phase - Brighton &
Hove Council
2006
Commissioned to produce a series of artworks for the walls of the Weston Adult
Acute Ward and HDU, Southmead Hospital Bristol
2006
Emsworth Underpass Commission Havant Borough Council
2005
Installation of ‘Avro Roll’ sculpture at Jayhard
development, Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2005
Cardiff 05-55 Building Blocks
Architectural Project The Design Commission for Wales
2005
Customs House Development Southampton – Design proposals
2005
Installation of ‘Vertical Burst’ sculpture at Ensign Way
development, Hamble, Hampshire
2004
Commissioned to design ‘The Den’ Play Area, a large-scale playground
development on Teignmouth seafront
2005
Consultant Artist for Phase 2 development at Jayhard,
Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2005
2004
2005
2003-7
2004
2004
Consultant Artist for Bolsover Illuminations Phase 2
Angelina Street Commission - Butetown - Cardiff Bay
Cubicle Doors Design Commission (II) from Armitage Venesta
Project Artist on Three Ways Special School project for
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Consultant Artist for Bolsover Illuminations Phase 1
Consultant Artist at Botleigh Grange Development, Hampshire
and at Ensign Way Development, Hamble Le Rice, Hampshire
2003-5
Appointed Lead Artist for Radstock Primary Schools Renaissance
2003
Appointed by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust as Project Artist on the
Winchestown Regeneration Project in Brynmawr
2003-5
Trellick Tower Commission – North Kensington Arts
2003
Artworks for the corridor walls and anaesthetic room ceilings of Level 4 Theatres
at the Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
2002
Cubicle Doors Design Commission (I) from Armitage Venesta
2001-3
Appointed Lead Artist for ‘Catalis’ Project, South Gloucestershire
2002
‘Eights Tree’sculpture installed in East Molesey.
2004
Hastings & St. Leonards: ‘The America Ground’ mural designed and installed,
together with the ‘Our Street’ banner project.
2001
‘Flying Spiral’ sculpture installed in Crawley.
2000-2002
Commissioned by the Green Corridor Partnership to make a sculpture ‘The
Ramblers’at the Heston Farm Estate adjacent to the M4 near Heathrow and a
sculpture ‘Hind’ at Elthorne Park Waterside in Boston Manor.
2000
Year of the Artist Award through Hastings Borough Council, for a public art
residency in Hastings and St. Leonards, East Sussex.
2001
Commissioned by the McDonald Institute for Archeologial Research at the
University of Cambridge, to make a portrait of the Director, Professor Lord
Renfrew of Kaimsthorn.
2001
Commissioned by the Crawley Borough Council to produce a sculpture for the
Hawth Roundabout, following a limited competition.
2001
Ceramic tile commission for Torbay Hospital.
2001
Fabrication of ‘Eights Tree’ sculpture for Sustrans/RC Sherriff Rosebriars Trust
1999-2001
Consultant Artist for the Okehampton Regeneration Scheme.
1999-2001
Appointed Lead Artist for the new Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
2000
Inauguration of ‘Making Waves’, a major fibre-optic lighting sculpture in
Teignmouth Town Centre. National Lottery Award.
1999
Commission to make a series of five paintings for Ernst & Young (through the
Contemporary Art Society).
1998-2000
Commissioned by MEPC through Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to
make a sculpture on the Crockford Lane roundabout at the entrance to the
Chineham Business Park.
1998-2000
Winner of the Sustrans/RC Sherriff Rosebriars Trust open competition for a
Thames-side sculpture in Esher.
1998-2000
Appointed Consultant Artist on Whittlesey Enhancement Scheme for Fenland
District Council.
1997-1999
Appointed Consultant Artist to Newcastle City Council for the Northumberland
Street refurbishment.
1998
Appointed Consultant Artist for the new Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
1996-1998
Consultant artist on Den & Sea Front Enhancement Scheme and Supermarket
Development Scheme, Teignmouth, Devon.
1996-1998
Commissioned to produce a corridor artwork for Musgrove Park Hospital,
Taunton.
1996-1998
Commissioned to produce a mobile and floor sculptures for the Royal Devon and
Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust, Exeter.
1997
Consultant artist on an acoustic internal wall around the auditorium in the New
Milton Keynes Theatre (Blonski & Heard).
1996
Consultant artist with Terry Farrell & Partners on proposals for a new bridge
over the Thames in London.
1997
Signage sculpture for Children’s Unit, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
1997
‘Autumn Leaves – Summer 1996’ Major planting commission for Easington
District Council, County Durham as part of the ‘Looking Beyond’ Visual Arts
Festival 1996.
1995-1997
Commissioned to create a sculpture for the Marconi roundabout at Penarth
Haven for Tesco Stores Ltd. With Cardiff Bay Art Trust. ‘Transmitter’ installed
April 1996.
1995-1997
Dover, Kent – Selected from open Commission in Europe for the Dover Public
Art Commission. ‘On the Crest of a Wave’ installed Jan. 1996. Rouse Kent
Public Art Award for 1995-1996.
1996
Artist-consultant on the Exmouth Estuaryside Scheme.
1996
Stour View Centre, Sturminster Newton.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panels commissioned by Dorset County Council for
the Hydrotherapy Pool.
1994-1996
Quarry Hill, Leeds.
Commissioned by the Leeds Development Agency to produce two major
sculptures in stone and steel.
1994-1996
Teignmouth, Devon.
Appointed to work with Teignbridge District Council and Devon County Council
on the ‘Teignmouth Triangles’ refurbishment including new seating, fencing,
bollards and lighting.
1995
Sussex Oncology Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital ‘Still Waters’ wall
sculpture in steel, stone and oak for the Radiotherapy Lounge. Commissioned
through the Contemporary Art Society.
1995
Children’s Unit Corridor, Musgrove Park Hospital, Tauton.
Appointed to produce a refurbishment scheme including an aqua-jet cut linoleum
floor, a sculpture relief in metal and new lighting.
1993-1995
Charecroft Estate Community Centre, London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham.
Commissioned to create a series of works including an aqua-jet cut linoleum
floor, bollard sculptures and window grills.
1993
Sainsburys, Pinhoe Exeter.
‘Standing Stones’ sculpture commission in granite and steel.
1994
Grays, Thurrock.
Commissioned to produce a sculpture in stone and steel and a series of pavement
works.
1994
Oxford County Museum Service at Standlake
A series of laser-cut stainless steel sculptures.
1992-1994
Church of Christ the King, Milton Keynes.
Laser-cut steel sculpture for the west wall.
1992-1994
Artist Consultant on the Dawlish Leisure Centre. This included a major
brickwork sculpture, laser-cut metal relief work, signage and a ceramic tile work
in collaboration with Richard Long.
1992-1994
Bishop Fox’s School, Taunton.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panels commissioned as part of the Somerset-inEurope ‘Masquerade’ scheme.
1993
St. Clement Dane’s School, Drury Lane London.
Painted steel wall sculpture: ‘Paper Chain’.
1992
City of Birmingham
‘Face to Face’ painted steel sculpture.
1993
Royal Pier, Bournemouth
100 metre x 30 metre lighting sculpture: ‘Inside Out’.
1993
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes.
40’ painted steel sculpture: ‘Chain Reaction’
1992
‘The Look Out’ Heritage Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire.
Floor sculpture at main entrance in laser-cut marble with terrazzo.
1992
Sainsbury, High Wycombe.
‘Winsor Chair’ subway mural in Italian mosaic.
1991
National Garden Festival, Gateshead.
‘Red Army’ painted steel sculpture with over 1000 steel figures.
1990
Tesco, Slough.
‘Signal Gantry’ canopy sculpture in painted steel.
1991
St. Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Large-scale hand-painted ceramic tile mural in main stairwell.
1990
Wheatley Library, Oxfordshire County Council.
Hand-painted ceramic tile panel.
1990
Forest Community School, Horsham, West Sussex.
Hand-painted ceramic tile mural for school entrance.
1990
The McDonald Institution, Cambridge.
Commissioned portrait of the founder, Dr. McDonald.
1990
City Art Gallery, Southampton
Laser-cut powder-coated metal relief signage sculptures.
1989
Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex.
Painted fretwork relief for the school hall.
1987-1989
River Park Leisure Centre, Winchester City Council.
Large-scale hand-painted ceramic tile mural for the main pool hall.
1987
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
Painted wall relief for Department of Psychiatric Medicine.
1986
The Leys School
Commissioned portrait of the retiring Headmaster, Bertie Bellis.
1986
Breckland Middle School, Suffolk.
Painted laminates for main stairwell.
1986
Southampton General Hospital.
Painted laminates for Accident and Emergency Department.
1982
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Painted wall relief for Upper Bar area.
One-Person Exhibitions
1997
Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London.
1990
The Winchester Gallery, Winchester.
1988
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell.
1987
Spacex Gallery Exeter.
1982
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton.
1980
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
1980
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.
1980
Mostym Art Gallery, Llandudno.
1978
University of Southampton.
1977
Riverside Studios, London.
1975
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol.
1974
Garage Art Limited, London.
1972
Round House Gallery, London.
1972
School of Architecture, Cambridge University.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2000
‘Introductions’ with Claire North, Devon Guild Bovey Tracey.
1999
‘Mountain’ Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery.
1995
Making for the Garden’ Knowle Gardens
Sidmouth Festival.
1994
‘Words’ Aspex Gallery Portsmouth.
1994
Contemporary Art Society Art Market
Royal Festival Hall, London.
1990
National Garden Festival, Gateshead.
1989-1991
‘John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 16’
Walker Art Gallery Liverpool (Prizewinner).
1988
Contemporary Art Society Art Market
Smith Galleries, London.
1988
‘Playing: For Real, Toys and Talismans’
Southampton City Art Gallery Touring Exhibition.
1987
Athena Art Awards, Barbican, London.
1987
John Moores Liverpool Exhibiton 15
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
1985
Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale (Major Award).
1985
‘One City a Patron’
Scottish Arts Council Touring Exhibition
1984-1985
‘The British Art Show’
Arts Council Touring Exhibition
1983-1984
‘As of Now’, Peter Moores Liverpool Exhibition
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin.
1983
Tolly Cobbold, Eastern Arts 4th National Exhibiton
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and touring.
1982
1982
Sainsbury’s Images for Today
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield and touring (Major Award)
2nd International Drawings Triennale
Nurnburg (Prizewinner
1982
1982
Xlleme Paris Biennale
‘The best of Jonathan Cape’
Primrose Gallery, London.
1982
‘A New Partnership’ (with architect Ed Jones)
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
1981-1982
‘Art and the Sea’ City Art Gallery, Southampton
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1979
‘Fragments against Ruins’.
1979
Moscow Book Fair
1978
British Book Design and Production
National Book League
1978
‘The Contemporary Illustrator’s Art’
The Minories, Colchester and touring.
1977
Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale.
1977
‘Onsite’ Arnolfini Gallery Bristol.
1976
Artists’ Market, London (also 1977 & 1978)
Public Collections
Arts Council of Great Britain
Eastern Arts
Southern Arts
The Contemporary Art Society
The Contemporary Art Society of Wales
The Linbury Trust
Manchester City Art Gallery
City Art Gallery, Southampton
The University, Southampton
Stadt Nurnberg
Cleveland County Museum Service
Awards
1996
Winner of the Rouse Kent Public Art Award for 1995-1996
1993
Royal Society of Arts: Art for Architecture Award
1989
Prizewinner at the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 16
1985
Major Award at the 7th Cleveland (UK) International Drawing Biennale
1982
Prizewinner at 2nd International Drawings Triennale Nurnberg
1982
Sainsbury’s ‘Images for Today’ Major Award.
1978
National Book League Design Award
1978
Der Deutscher Jugendbuch Preis
1977-1978
Linbury Trust Artists Award
1974
Arts Council of Great Britain
Selected Publications
2003
‘The Artist’s Handbook’ Dorling Kindersley (New revised edition)
1995
DK Art School: ‘Introduction to Perspective’ Dorling Kindersley
1993-4
Seven titles in the Dorling Kindersley ‘Art School’ series in collaboration with
the Royal Academy
1994
Co-consultant and joint author on a public arts strategy document for Liverpool:
‘Participate - An Art in Public Places Strategy for Liverpool.’ Public Arts, May
1994
1993
‘Approaches to Art’ (Key Stage 2) 1993 Ginn Educational
Publishers Ltd. Joint author with Anthea Peppin, Alisa Turner
1992
‘Approaches to Art’ (Key Stage 1) 1992 Ginn Educational
Publishers Ltd. Joint author with Anthea Peppin, Alisa Turner
1987
‘The Artist’s Handbook’ Dorling Kindersley
1981
‘Student of the Week’ University of Southampton
1980
‘Jacko’s Play’ Macmillan
1978
‘The Long Dive’ Jonathan Cape
‘Best Illustrated Children’s Book’, New York Times Book
Review, December 1980
1978
‘The Long Slide’ Jonathan Cape
National Book League Design Award 1978
Der Deutscher Jugendbuch Preis 1978
Teaching
1987-1998
Visiting Lecturer on ‘The Contemporary Scene’ (three days a year) at
Sothebys Institute, London
1986-1995
Visiting Lecturer (one day a week) in the Faculty of Art and Education,
University of Plymouth
1982-1985
Visiting Lecturer in the Mural Design Department, Chelsea School of
Art.
1981-1983
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Hull College of Higher Education (temporary appointment)
1978-1982
Fine Arts Fellow, University of Southampton (Senior Lecturer grade)
1974-1978
Part time lecturer (two days a week) in the Mural Design Department,
Chelsea School of Art
Public Appointment
1990-1992
Appointed by HM Government to serve as the artist member of the Art
Working Group for the National Curriculum.
Advisory Responsibilities
1979-1982
(also 1991-1994)
Artist-in-Schools
Member of Southern Arts Visual Arts Advisory Panel
2008
Writhlington School Radstock
2008
Chalvedon School and Sixth Form College
2007
Temple Junior School, Keynsham
Keynsham Primary School
2006
Three Ways Special Needs School, Bath
2005
Westfield Primary School, Portsmouth
East Shore Special Needs School, Portsmouth
Lime Grove Special Needs School, Bath
Summerfield School, Bath
Grangetown Primary School, Cardiff
Fitzalen Comprehensive School, Cardiff
2004
RUH School, Bath
St. Mary the Virgin, Mount Stuart Primary, Cardiff
St. Cuthberts RC Primary, Cardiff
2003
Nantyglo School, Brynmawr
2005
Emersons Green Primary School
Bromley Heath Junior School
2001
Christchurch School, Hastings St .Leonards
2000
Heston Community School
1999
Sir John Hunt of Everest School, Basingstoke
Sir Harry Smith Community College, Whittlesey
1996
Hazeldown School Teignmouth
1995
Dover College
1994
Musgrove Park Hospital School, Taunton
1994
Eastwood County High School, Essex
1993
Bishop Fox’s School, Taunton
1992
St. Clement Dane’s Primary School, Drury Lane, London
1990
Garth Hill School Bracknell, Berkshire
1989
The Forest Community School, Horsham, West Sussex
1988
The Philip Morant School, Colchester, Essex
1986
Breckland Middle School, Brandon, Suffolk
1984
Berkshire Schools combined sixth forms
Rhos y Gwaliau, North Wales
1980
Manor High School, Willenhall, Birmingham
1979
Upper School, Bodmin, Cornwall
Artist-in-Conference
1987
Southampton, NATE annual Conference
1986
Clacton, Essex County Council: Summer conference for secondary
teachers: ‘The Arts: Fringe or Foundation?’
1985
Clacton, Essex County Council: In-service training course
Primary level
Selected conference lectures/seminars
2000
Guest speaker ‘The Subject of the Artist’ 3rd Cardiff Symposium
The Centre for Research in Art UWIC 1st November 2000
2000
Guest speaker at ‘New Work with Fibre Optic Lighting’
a one day seminar organised by Chrysalis Arts 29.09.00
1995
Sites of Public Art – International Seminar, Barcelona, Spain seminar
paper. ‘Issues affecting the practising artist working to public commission’
1993
Somerset Arts Conference , panel member of the ‘Public Art – How public
is it?’ seminar
1993
Plenary Speaker at the conference ‘Mainstream Design – Paddling against
the Current’ Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Development Association.
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
1992
‘Art in the National Curriculum - an artist’s view’
Guest speaker at the Tate Gallery, London 18.06.92
1992
‘Art in Primary Education’ Guest speaker at the National Gallery London
07.05.92
1991
‘Drawing as an intimate means of expression’
Guest speaker at the Cleveland Drawing Biennale 04.11.91
1991
‘Art and Architecture – Collaborative Practice’
Panel member at a Southern Arts seminar in conjunction with Oxford
Polytechnic
1988
CORAA Conference ‘The Arts and Education’
Seminar Leader for Visual Arts
Performance
1979
Organised ‘Art Works’ Festival at the University of Southampton,
including work by Kevin Atherton, Tony Bevan, Paul Burwell, Bruce
McLean and David Nash
1979
(with Fred Frith and Phil Minton) University of Southampton
1978
(with Henry Cow) Lambeth Hall
‘The Death of the Tidal Model’ University of Southampton
1976
Bedford College, London. New London Theatre, Drury Lane
(with Uli Trepte) Oval House, London
1975
(with Radar Favourites) International Arts Centre, Hammersmith Palais
1973
(with Henry Cow) Rainbow Theatre, London
1973
(with Henry Cow) Edinburgh Festival, Kensington Town Hall (cabaret
Voltaire), London School of Economics (The Explorer’s Club)
Stage Design
1972
Cambridge Dance Group at the Edinburgh Festival
1971
‘The Wild Pansy’ (dir. Nick Davis, Ray Smith)
1971
‘The Rake’s Progress’ (dir. David Pountney)
1970
‘The Lower Depths’ (dir. Anton Gill)
1970
‘Love Labours Lost’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1969
‘Bartholomew Fair’ (dir. Noel Purdon)
1967
‘King Lear’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1966
‘A Lily in Little India’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
1965
‘The Visit’ (dir. Stewart Trotter)
Film
1984
‘Sunset Now’ (video for Heaven 17) 3 mins. 16mm colour
1973
‘Waterfall’ 8mins. 16mm colour
1973
’30 Black Lace Angels’ 8 mins. 16mm B/W
1969
‘Arkadia’ (with Nick Davis) 45 mins. 16mm B/W
Album covers
1996
Heaven 17 – Bigger than America
1984
Heaven 17 – How Men Are
1983
Heaven 17 – The Luxury Gap
1981
Heaven 17 – Penthouse and Pavement
1981
Skids – Joy
1976
Guitar Solos – Fred Frith
1975
David Vorhaus – White Noise 2
1975
Talisker – Dreaming of Glenisla
1975
Kevin Coyne – Matching Head and Feet
1975
Henry Cow – In Praise Of Learning
1974
Henry Cow – Unrest
1973
Henry Cow – Legend
Songwriting
2006
2000
‘Fog on the Water’ performed on the CD ‘Perfect Strangers’
Rebel Records REB-CD-1793 in the USA
‘Fog on the Water’ performed by Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz
on the CD ‘Good Songs for Hard Times’ Copper Creek Records USA