| Graeme Mitcheson | |
| Birth Date: | 1973 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ashington, Northumberland, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Field: | Sculpture |
| Training: | Loughborough University |
Graeme Mitcheson (born 16 April 1973) is a British sculptor working mainly on large-scale public artworks. Several of his pieces are at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. He was born in Ashington.
After graduating in 1995 with a degree in fine arts from Loughborough College of Art, Mitcheson moved to Oakthorpe in Leicestershire where he established a studio.[1] His inspirations include Henri Rousseau, Eric Gill and Henry Moore.[2] His preferred medium is limestone, but he has expanded to work in other mediums. He was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS) in 2008.[3]
| Work | Location | Material | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Vista the ninth of ten River Eden benchmarks[4] | Cumbria | St. Bees sandstone | |
| 2004 | Celebrating Bedworth’s Heritage[5] | Mixed sandstones | ||
| 2005 | Sundial[6] | Hafod Bing, Rhosllannerchrugog | Sandstone | |
| 2007 | Mytilus Edilus[7] | Conwy, North Wales | Kilkenny limestone | |
| 2009 | Tranquillity Seats | Cornish granite | ||
| 2009 | The Family[8] | Fillongley, Warwickshire | Sandstone | |
| 2009 | Tom[9] | Ansley village green, Warwickshire | Sandstone | |
| 2009 | Sculptural mooring posts[10] | Loughborough Canal Basin | Corncockle sandstone | |
| 2011 | Sir Bobby Robson Memorial[11] | Newscastle-Upon-Tyne | Portland limestone | |
| 2013 | Bevin Boys memorial[12] | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire | Kilkenny quarry stones | |
| 2014 | Naval Service memorial[13] [14] | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire | Coloured glass, granite, Kilkenny limestone | |
| 2015 | Muntjac Deer[15] | Mountsorrel granite | ||
| 2018 | Milk Churn Man[16] | Nestlé Factory, Hatton, Derby | Sandstone | |
| 2019 | The Best of Times During the Worst of Times 10th Battalion Memorial[17] | Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire | Woodwork sandstone | |
| 2019 | Heathlands Sculpture Trail[18] | Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, West Sussex | Woodkirk sandstone | |
| 2021 | Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) Memorial[19] | Sandstone | ||
| 2023 | Everglow[20] | Coloured glass and concrete | ||
| 2023 | Mesothelioma Memorial[21] | National Memorial Arboretum | Clipsham limestone | |
1996 - Mitcheson worked with David Haigh on a public sculpture for Batley
1997 - Mitcheson assisted Richard Perry on Six Figures at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery