Ailsa Magnus (born 1967) is a Scottish sculptor. She has created many sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain.
Magnus was born in Cupar, Fife; she studied sculpture at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1985 to 1989, graduating with honours, and gained a postgraduate diploma from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen in 1990. She was with the Scottish Sculpture Workshop for four years. She has exhibited at the Scottish Sculpture Open and elsewhere and has held several residencies. She is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. [1] [2]
Magnus has written: "The motivation for the work is the opportunity to make and place works of an enduring quality, both aesthetically and literally, in the environment". [3] Her works include the following:
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"Boundary Stone", of 2000, made in collaboration with Keith Seddon for Silkstone Parish Council, is in High Street, Silkstone, South Yorkshire. It is made of sandstone with ceramic details. A metal plaque briefly describes the 19th-century Silkstone Waggonway. [5]
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