Richard Stone | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Devon, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Central Saint Martins |
| Elected | Royal British Society of Sculptors |
| Website | richardstoneprojects |
Richard Stone is a British sculptor with an MA from Central Saint Martins Central Saint Martins. He works between London and Pietrasanta, Italy. Stone was a fellow and trustee of the Royal British Society of Sculptors from 2017-2020 [1] and appointed an honorary fellow in 2024. In 2014 Stone was awarded the Brian Mercer Residency for Bronze Casting [2] and in 2013 was awarded Arts Council England funding. [3]
Stone has been included in multiple group and solo exhibitions with representative galleries in the UK, US, Europe and China. He has also been included in group presentations at premium art fairs including Art Dubai, Untitled Miami, Art Paris and Art Brussels. [4] In 2025, Stone was included in the fundraising exhibition ‘The 10gram Challenge’ for the Royal Society of Sculptors at Thomas Dane Gallery in London, other contributing sculptors included Antony Gormley, Grayson Perry and Cathie Pilkington RA. [5] . In 2023 he was one of several artists to inaugurate Kristin Hjellegjerde’s gallery in West Palm Beach [6] . He was included in the exhibition Nature Morte, which toured museums in Norway, Sweden and Poland before returning to London's Guildhall in 2017 and again to the USA in 2022. [7]
Stone was cited in the Financial Times as a 'rising star' [8] and has been referred to as "one of the most talented emerging artists working in the UK today" [9] An in-depth feature was included in Trebuchet Magazine in 2021. Stone was also included in Michael Petry's Nature Morte which explored the timeless tradition of still life, bought up to date by international contemporary artists including Matt Collishaw, Elmgreen & Dragset, Gabriel Orozco and Gerhard Richter. [10]
Stone has been featured in many media articles including Artdependence, [11] Elephant and Wall Street International Magazine. [12] In 2018, a documentary entitled Hard Beauty screened on Sky Arts in the United Kingdom. The documentary featured Stone discussing his mentor Helaine Blumenfeld's sculptural practice. [13] In 2017, Stone appeared on London Live, where he spoke about the exhibition Nature Morte. [14] Stone has written regularly for including an essay on problematic public sculpture, in response to the Edward Colston statue controversy. [15]