Jane Ackroyd | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) London |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Sculpture |
Jane Ackroyd (born 1957) is a British artist best known for her public sculptures. [1] She is based in London. [2]
Ackroyd was born in London and attended St Martin's School of Art from 1979 to 1982. [3] She then studied for her master's degree at the Royal College of Art during 1982 and 1983. [4] In 1984 she held an artist-in-residence post in Leicestershire and had her first solo exhibition at the Kingsgate Workshops Gallery. [4] [5] From 1988 she has been a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy summer exhibitions in London and has had a series of solo exhibitions at the Anderson O'Day gallery. [6] Ackroyd participated in the first Royal West of England Academy Open Sculpture Exhibition held in 1993. [6]
Ackroyd's public commissions often feature birds and animals, for example Cat at the Old Library in Harlow. [5] [3] Other public commissions include Well at the Museum of Harlow, at the site of the former Royal Free Hospital in Islington and at the Haymarket in London. [3] [6] The Arts Council England, the Contemporary Arts Society, the Leicestershire Education Authority and the Goodwood Sculpture Park hold works by Ackroyd. [3] [6]
Title | Year | Medium | Gallery no. | Gallery | Location |
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Cat | 1983 | welded mild steel | 14 | Harlow Art Trust | Harlow, England |
Chicken | - | metal | 0589 | Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection | Leicestershire, England |
Dog | - | metal | 0922 | Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection | Leicestershire, England |
Everything but the Kitchen Sink | 2011 | copper | S.2011.686.CC | Central Saint Martins | London, England |
Queen Victoria | 1987 | welded steel | 3774 | West Middlesex University Hospital | London, England |
Well Head | - | mild steel | CM20_TJ_S034 | Harlow Museum | Harlow, England |
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