Angela Godfrey

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Angela Godfrey
Born1939 (age 84–85)
London, England
Alma mater King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne
Known forSculpture
Spouse Alan Burgess
Websitewww.angelagodfrey.co.uk

Angela Godfrey is an English sculptor and Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.

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Personal life

Angela Godfrey was born in 1939 in London. She studied fine art at King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne from 1957 to 1961. [1] She then taught at Mid-Warwickshire School of Art from 1962 to 1964. [1] She is married to the artist and landscape painter Alan Burgess.

Career and works

Gilpin's Bell, Edmonton by Angela Godfrey. The sculpture was inspired by William Cowper's 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin'. John Gilpin1.JPG
Gilpin's Bell, Edmonton by Angela Godfrey. The sculpture was inspired by William Cowper's 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin'.
Only Connect Sculpture, St Nicholas' Churchyard, Stevenage (1994) - a monument to E.M. Forster Monument to E. M. Forster.jpg
Only Connect Sculpture, St Nicholas' Churchyard, Stevenage (1994) - a monument to E.M. Forster

Godfrey's work often combines text with form. Her first commission after graduating was from the architect George Mathers, who asked her to make an altar for St Bartholomew's church in St Albans which he was designing. [2] She has also collaborated with the architect Richard Hurley reordering churches in Hoddesdon, Harrow Weald, Ballyporeen in Co. Tipperary and Maidstone. She has won competitions for her work, including for a large street sculpture, Gilpin's Bell, in Fore Street, Edmonton, London (1994), for a Millennium sculpture for Stow-on-the-Wold, and for the River Stort sculpture trail. [3] She is a Trustee of Harlow Art Trust (HAT) a registered charity founded in 1953. HAT commissions and cares for sculpture in Harlow and since 2011 runs the Gibberd Gallery. She was also the initiator and curator of the Playhouse Gallery, Harlow.

Works

Exhibitions

Her work has been featured in a large number of exhibitions including:

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  4. ↑ Historic England. "St Joseph (1392033)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Historic England (8 May 1950). "3 East Street, Ware (1217416)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Historic England (4 April 2013). "Marychurch, Hatfield (1410142)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Sacred Arts in St Mel's Catherdral by Dr Richard Hurley FRIAI" (PDF). Faith Arts. May 2015.
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7 artworks by or after Angela Godfrey at the Art UK site

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