Ann Christopher
Ann Christopher | |
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Born | Watford, Hertfordshire | 4 December 1947
Nationality | British |
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Ann Christopher RA (born 4 December 1947) is a British sculptor known for her large-scale abstract works.
Early life and education
Ann Christopher was born on 4 December 1947 in Watford, Hertfordshire,
Career
Christopher's first solo exhibition was at the Mignon Gallery, Bath in 1969. She continued to have solo exhibitions throughout the 1970s and the 80s. In 1989, she had a retrospective of her work produced between 1969 and 1989 at the
Works
Christopher's commissioned work exist in many locations including the University of Bristol, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, the Chantrey Bequest, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and World Wide Business Centres Inc., Philadelphia.
Awards and honors
- 1968: First prize in the Harrison-Cowley Sculpture Competition[4]
- 1971: Peter Stuyvesant Award; prize winner in the Daily Telegraph Magazine Young Sculptors Competition[4]
- 1973: Birds Charity Award[4] and Arts Council Award, Thornton Bequest
- 1976: South West Arts Award[2]
- 1977: Arts Council Grant
- 1994: Silver Medal for Sculpture of Outstanding Merit by the Royal Society of British Sculptors [2][7]
- 1996: Frampton Award for sculpture in a public place
- 1997: Otto Beit Medal of Sculpture of Outstanding Merit [2]
- Christopher was first elected to the Royal Academy in 1980 (ARA) becoming
References
- ^ a b "Ann Christopher". Sculpture.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Ann Christopher RA". Royal Academy. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b Royal Academy of Arts: Ann Christopher RA | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts, accessdate: 29/08/2014
- ^ ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ "Ann Christopher". Pangolin London. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-184631-481-0.
- ^ "Ann Christopher". Gallery Pangolin. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links
- 11 artworks by or after Ann Christopher at the Art UK site