Andrew French (sculptor)
Andrew French | |
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| Born | UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Newbury College (England), Kent Institute of Art & Design, University of Alberta |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | "Pillar", "Still Life", "The Abduction of St. Paul" |
| Movement | Modern art |
Andrew Michael French is an English born abstract sculptor. A one-time pupil of Peter Hide, French is best known for upright, large-scale welded sculptures made of brightly painted steel.[1] With sculptors Mark Bellows, Bianca Khan, Rob Willms, and Ryan McCourt, Andrew French is identified as part of the "Next Generation" of Edmonton Sculpture.[2][3][4]
Educated at Newbury College (England), and Kent Institute of Art & Design with a BFA in Sculpture,[1] French completed his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta in 1999.[5] French's 1999 sculpture "Pillar" is located on the University of Alberta campus,[6] his sculpture "Still Life" is in the collection of the CIty of Edmonton, installed in Belgravia Art Park[1] and his small soldered brass piece "The Abduction of St. Paul" is in the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.[7]
Andrew French is a co-founder of the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop.[1][8] His sculptures have been seen in a number of important exhibitions in Edmonton, including the Chichester Festival,[1] Big Things, the Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society, and the Alberta Centennial Sculpture Exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum,[9][10][11][12][13][14] and Sculpture by Invitation at the Shaw Conference Centre.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e City of Edmonton Public Art Collection
- ^ Terry Fenton, "Edmonton Sculpture: The Next Generation," Harcourt Expressed, Volume 12, Summer/Fall 2002
- ^ Mike Winters, "Fitting into the Modernist Mould," SEE Magazine, Issue #455, August 12–21, 2002
- ^ Piri Halasz, "Report From The West: The Excitement of Sculpture," From the Mayor's Doorstep, October 2009
- ^ MFA final visual presentation, Andrew Michael French, University of Alberta, 1999
- ^ From the Collections, "Uncovering Campus Treasures," New Trail, University of Alberta, May 12, 2014
- ^ Art Collection, Alberta Foundation for the Arts[permanent dead link]
- ^ Piri Halasz, "From the Mayor's Doorstep" no. 86, 15 October 2009, Report From The West [1]
- ^ Royal Alberta Museum: Past Exhibits
- ^ Gilbert Bouchard, “Come to Expect ‘Big Things’”, Edmonton Journal, July 19, 2002
- ^ Erik Floren, “Big Impressions”, The Edmonton Sunday Sun, July 28, 2002
- ^ Mike Berezowsky, “Sculpture Exhibit Gets a Big Response”, Edmonton Examiner, September 11, 2002
- ^ "Multiple Directions Merge In Single Exhibit”, Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2007
- ^ Gilbert Bouchard, “Bianca Khan's One-Tonne Challenge”, Edmonton Journal, July 23.
- ^ Edmonton Journal, Sculptors In Steel Ready For Spotlight, 10 June 2013