Ed Elliot Explained

Ed Elliott
Birth Name:Edward Morrison Elliott
Birth Date:1985
Birth Place:Worcester,UK
Nationality:British
Field:Sculpture
Training:Cardiff School of Art & Design
Works:include Greer
Awards:h.Art 2012 Young Artist's Bursary

Ed Elliott (born 1985) is an English sculptor who achieved national recognition for his large wooden angel commissioned by the National Trust.[1] Elliott, who won the Hereford based h.Art 2012 Young Artist's Bursary,[2] was educated at The Chase School in Barnards Green, Malvern, Worcestershire.[3] and obtained a BA(Hons) in Fine Art (Sculpture) from Cardiff School of Art & Design in 2008.[1] His angel sculpture Greer has a 14' (4.26m) wingspan, carved from London Plane wood from the Mottisfont Estate and was commissioned by the National Trust,[4] The sculpture which was installed on the Trust's Mottisfont Estate near Romsey in Hampshire,[5] [6] is now part of a collection in Essex alongside sculptures by Antony Gormley, Elisabeth Frink, and Thomas Heatherwick.[7]

Elliott's works have also been exhibited in New Zealand, Italy, and Vietnam. He lives (as of 2012) in Malvern, and maintains a studio in Ledbury, Herefordshire, near Malvern[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sculptor is given trust commission. 8 November 2011. Worcester News. Newsquest Media Group. 14 September 2012.
  2. News: h.Art 2012. 7 September 2012. Hereford Times. Newsquest Media Group. 14 September 2012.
  3. News: Young sculptor's career takes off. Watts. Neil. 11 September 2012. Malvern Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 14 September 2012.
  4. Web site: The National Trust Reveals The Angel Garden at Mottisfont. 12 December 2012. PR Newswire. Press release. 14 September 2012. Swindon.
  5. Web site: Mottisfont's Boris Anrep-inspired angel sculptures mark 65 years. 22 November 2012. BBC News, Hampshire and isle of Wight. BBC. 14 September 2012.
  6. News: Angels are sent to gather at the Font. 2 December 2011. Romsey Advertiser. Nesquest Media Group. 14 September 2012.
  7. News: Ed spreads his wings for exhibition. 16 January 2012. Worcester News. Newsquest Media Group. 14 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130505114120/http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/9471837.Ed_spreads_his_wings_for_exhibition/. 5 May 2013. dead.
  8. News: Ed Elliott exhibition at Trumpet Corner studio near Ledbury. 13 January 2012. Hereford Times. Newsquest Media Group. 14 September 2012.

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