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English sculptor

Ed Elliott
BornEdward Morrison Elliott
1985
Worcester, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationCardiff School of Art & Design
Known forSculpture
Notable workinclude Greer
Awardsh.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.

Elliott, who won the Hereford based h.Art 2012 Young Artist's Bursary, was educated at The Chase School in Barnards Green, Malvern, Worcestershire. and obtained a BA(Hons) in Fine Art (Sculpture) from Cardiff School of Art & Design in 2008. 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, The sculpture which was installed on the Trust's Mottisfont Estate near Romsey in Hampshire, is now part of a collection in Essex alongside sculptures by Antony Gormley, Elisabeth Frink, and Thomas Heatherwick.

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

References

  1. ^ "Sculptor is given trust commission". Worcester News. Newsquest Media Group. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. "h.Art 2012". Hereford Times. Newsquest Media Group. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. Watts, Neil (11 September 2012). "Young sculptor's career takes off". Malvern Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. "The National Trust Reveals The Angel Garden at Mottisfont" (Press release). PR Newswire. Swindon. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. "Mottisfont's Boris Anrep-inspired angel sculptures mark 65 years". BBC News, Hampshire and isle of Wight. BBC. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. "Angels are sent to gather at the Font". Romsey Advertiser. Nesquest Media Group. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Ed spreads his wings for exhibition". Worcester News. Newsquest Media Group. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. "Ed Elliott exhibition at Trumpet Corner studio near Ledbury". Hereford Times. Newsquest Media Group. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

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