2018/19

BroomhillArt & Sculpture Foundation

National Sculpture Prize

Refect by Zoe MaslenPicture by Neale Smith - winner of the BroomhillARTEYE photo competition 2017

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Please NoteThere are two parts to the Broomhill Sculpture Gardens; the main garden in front of the house, and the NSP competition in the meadow. To access the main garden, use the stone steps leading down from the terrace.

To access the NSP competition in the meadow, walk back down the drive as far as the big star sculpture on the sharp bend, and the entrance gate is opposite.

To take part in the public vote, look for the red dots on the sculpture signs, and place your vote at the hotel reception.

The River Meadow Site

Nathan Caldecott1Jack Cheetham2Rob Good3Bea Haines4Hannah Honeywill5Naomi Kirk-Smith6Alla Malova7Sarah Emily Porter8Darren Ray9Rosie Sherwood10

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NSP 2018/19

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The Broomhill Art & Sculpture Foundation launched the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize competition in 2009, to provide an exciting challenge for new and emerging UK based sculptors.

This annual event is a significant addition to the national art calendar, not only as it promotes contemporary sculpture, but as a unique twist, the public are invited to vote for their favourite work and help select a winner.

The final ten sculptors have a distinctive mixture of styles and influences, with a variety of material uses and concepts. The exhibition exemplifies the diverse forms that sculpture can take, some pieces have a serious message, others are simply fun and interactive. This, and of course the public’s involvement in choosing a winner, will ensure that this exhibition is the most exciting we’ve hosted yet!

We wouldn’t have been able to attract the calibre of artists we have, if it wasn’t for the support of our sponsors: Bray Leino; Parker Hannifin; Isendyouthis; Marsdens; Green Lanes Shopping Centre; World Inspired Tents and Castle Fine Arts Foundry, who have helped to back the competition.

Thank you to this year’s judges Sasha and Ray Ward. Their assistance in selecting the finalists has been invaluable.

We will announce the winners in October. You can visit the sculptors blogs and stay up-to-date with what’s happening at Broomhill by visiting:

broomhillart.co.uk/national-sculpture-prize/

Rinus and Aniet van de SandeBroomhill Art & Sculpture Foundation

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The Finalists

2018/19

www.broomhillart.co.uk/national-sculpture-prizewww.nationalsculptureprizeblog.wordpress.com

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Images of all the 2018 sculptures in this brochure ©Andre Brown

Welcome to this year’s brochure, walking you through the finalists for 2018.

We invite you to spend some time amongst the collection in the meadow and help us choose the Public Speaks winner by voting for your favourite sculpture.

Find out more about the artists and their works, by heading over to our website where you will discover each artists’ statement and blog, to see how the works were formed, then created.

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Biography

Nathan Caldecott (b. 1995, Manchester) graduated from the Ruskin School of Art in 2017 as a Moritz-Heyman scholar with first class honours, and now lives and works in London. In 2017 he was selected for a solo show at Modern Art Oxford, and subsequently went on to be shortlisted for CVAN SE’s Platform award.

Nathan’s work derives from the use of digital models in finance and architecture. His work highlights the sense of construction in these models, and – at the same time – the detachment they have from us in their complexity and scale. Sculptures like Render Spring articulate a redirected form of minimalism, using narratives of physical value (including hundreds of hidden diamonds) to intercept and amplify the models’ visual systems.

www.nathancaldecott.com

Render Spring

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Biography

Jack Cheetham graduated from the MFA at Glasgow School of Art (2014). He also studied at Middlesex University London ENG (2009) and Bezalel Academy of Art Tel Aviv/Jerusalem (2013).

Projects: Good £uck, Various Locations/Glasgow International, Glasgow SCT (2018); Bred (Billboard Commission), Bloc Projects, Sheffield ENG (2018); Gurdy, ESW, Edinburgh SCT (2017); Bradley xx, Glasgow International, Glasgow SCT (2016); Lair, VoidoidARCHIVE, Glasgow SCT (2016); I Drogum, Akurey Art Museum, Akurey IS (2016); Treat Yo Self, Bloc Projects, Sheffield ENG (2015); Prehistoric Loom, Yada Shiman Gallery Nagoya JPN (2015); Chris, Horatio Junior, London ENG (2014); Dear Green, ZK/U, Berlin DE (2014).

www.jcheetham.com

GEST

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Biography

Rob Good regards sculpture as a vehicle with the potential to carry us away from ourselves. Focusing on elements of the natural landscape, such as rivers, trees or clouds, he often employs traditional materials to create objects which spur the imagination and tell stories. The sculptures aim to be poetic, with intrinsic rhythm and balance.

Rob was awarded the 2016 Brian Mercer Stone Carving Residency, spending three months last year working in Pietrasanta, Italy, and exhibiting at the Royal Society of Sculptors in London. He currently splits his time between Tuscany, London and Oxfordshire.

www.robgood.co.uk

Daydream

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Biography

Bea Haines (b. 1986, London) graduated with an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art before becoming print fellow at the Royal Academy of Arts. She is currently a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Bea has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, completing residencies at Griffin Gallery, Marlborough College, the University of Abertay’s forensics lab and Centrespace Gallery. Listed in Artlyst’s ‘top 10 artists under 30’, Haines won Anthology Art Prize, RBS Bursary award, and Daler Rowney drawing prize. She creates artwork of a multi-disciplinary nature inspired by forensics.

www.beatricehaines.com

Arboreal Armour

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Biography

I reference objects that already exist, in particular furniture, as it has a history and is functional. These elements mean the pieces start with their own inbuilt invisibility: we are used to seeing them as part of our everyday lives. When the forms are altered, it initiates new readings. My research has been heavily influenced by the ideas and concepts within queer theory. It is the play, history, silliness and the absurdity of queer methodologies that is present in my artwork.

www.hannahhoneywill.co.uk

Hannah Honeywill5 Funambulist (Has patriarchy slipped?)

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Biography

Naomi Kirk-Smith’s practice plays with positive energy, relationships and memory; exploring physical and spiritual connections between objects, a situation or a space. With the use of ordinary everyday objects, Kirk-Smith enthusiastically orchestrates and transcribes her own lived experiences through tangible forms; with a large, lumpy helping of light-hearted exuberance!

Messin’ Abou

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Biography

Alla Malova works in-between London and Geneva. she has recently graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Sculpture and is currently undertaking a PHD research degree also at RCA.

The basic question that underlies Alla Malova’s practice is that of blindness as expressed by the action of not seeing. She works by making the salient features of the invisible visible without ever quite resolving the shape that it is. The resulting output of the negative sum of sculptural scenarios is like that of the wasp and the orchid – doesn’t ever add up and is persistent in it’s denial of the common origin.

Alla operates in the realm of narrative-based spontaneity and unpredictability embedded in real-life encounters of the day-to-day reality with historical and cultural references. she creates something new by making it old at the same time, repositioning latent possibilities of existing milieus in the space-time equilibriums.

www.allamalova.com

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Sarah graduated in Architectural History from Durham University in 2009, later completing a Fine Art Graduate Diploma from Chelsea College of Arts, in 2016. Inspired by her background in architecture, her work often has sculptural attributes but is born out of the traditions and language of painting, with emphasis placed on the process of making and colour theory.

In 2016 Sarah was shortlisted for The Annex Collection Acquisition Award and has work in collections in Paris, London and Australia. This Summer she will be taking up a residency at Griffin Gallery where she will spend a month experimenting with different Liquitex paint mediums made in the ColArts Innovation and Development laboratory.

www.sarahemilyporter.com

Anatomy of colour

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Biography

Darren Ray works across sculptural practices which include a range of media, video, objects, and performance. Processes of appropriation, assemblage and post-production are constants throughout his work, and projects often respond to contexts of place, site, encounter and dialogue(s).

Recent projects feature large-scale sculptural constructions which frequently refer to historical structures or fictional events. These include: ‘Arlene’s Furnace’, Goonhilly Green, UK, (2015); ‘Dropper’s’, OSR Space, UK (2016); ‘Wall to Wall’, California, USA (2016); ‘Natural Building’, Scotland (2016); ‘Silent Running’, RojaArtLab, Latvia (2018).

Darren studied Fine Art at Falmouth University and is currently training as a hypnotherapist. His research focus is on how the creation of shelter can develop thinking around the human psyche.

www.darrenray.co.uk

After the flood

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Biography

Rosie Sherwood is an artist, publisher and scholar whose practise incorporates photography, sculpture and book arts. Rosie founded artists book press As Yet Untitled and is Creative Director of turn the page. Rosie teaches at multiple universities, has been published on a range of subjects, and has work in national and international collections.

Rosie’s current project, Mapping in an Ever Moving Now, explores the idea of the artist as an alternative cartographer. The first chapter of this project focuses on the South West Coast Path, and will be created with the support of the Marine Institute at Plymouth University.

www.rosiesherwood.com

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The ART of Doing @BroomhillA passion for collecting paintings and sculpture

The starting point for my love of art and my passion for collecting paintings and sculpture was a visit to a 1977 touring exhibition of original contemporary prints in Tilburg. There I made the decision to buy a lithograph by Pierre van Soest, an impression of a painting by Jan van Eyck of 'Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife'.

Living in the south of the Netherlands, modern art was not widely available. In the eighties, only a few galleries existed there; the scene was Amsterdam. Luckily I lived close to Eindhoven where the Van Abbemuseum housed one of the best European contemporary art collections. That collection and their exhibition programme developed my personal interest and opened my eyes to the world of art. Over the years this encouraged me to visit many international collections and exhibitions in Europe and the United States.

Running a bakery business meant that my budget was limited, but often I made a deal with a gallery or the artist and paid for the work in small amounts. Once one piece was paid for, the excitement was in finding the next.

In 1991, I met the artist Marlies Vonk and her partner Ton van Loenen. They came back from the States and set up a temporary studio space in an industrial annexe in my Dutch home. It was to be the beginning of a strong friendship. Whilst Marlies was working in the studio, my wife Aniet and I started discussing how we would put our 250 square metre studio space into good future use: we loved the idea of creating a gallery - a stage for young artists. Given that we were both working hard at our bakery business and had plans for a family in the future, life was hectic enough without introducing a gallery. We discussed our plans with Vonk’s manager and partner Ton van Loenen - he could understand our hesitancy and offered to help us set up a gallery and develop it during its first years - hence, our gallery: Kunst Kijkhuis Koestraat, was born.

Now began a fascinating period of discovery; how to stage exhibitions, to deal with artists, the visitors and the gallery clients. In the summer of 1994, the artist Claire Burke, at that time a student at St Martin’s College of Art, stayed with us in order to care for our six-month-old son, Bob. Claire was from Cornwall, and introduced us to her home county that autumn. We spent fourteen days travelling Devon and Cornwall. It is a time that we look back on with very fond memories. In fact, it was life changing to the extent that we never wanted to leave! We liked the idea of introducing sculpture into our exhibitions but needed a place with an appropriate sized garden. Holland was not an option as so many galleries and sculpture gardens already existed. We decided to concentrate on North Devon as we had fallen in love with its vast landscape and beautiful coastal scenery.

Devon attracts five million visitors annually and has both Bristol and London within easy reach. We felt that it was an ideal location in which to establish a sculpture park with the potential for attaining national recognition.

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After many visits to estate agents and pondering over various ideas, we eventually found Broomhill - then, a rundown hotel - just outside Barnstaple, in the centre of North Devon. It was the perfect size: ten acres of overgrown but potentially very beautiful terraced gardens. The house featured a great ballroom which we could visualise as a fantastic gallery space. What's more, we could build an income around the rooms and restaurant and plough all the profits into developing the sculpture park.

Before moving to Broomhill we took time off and decide to travel with our Volkswagen camper and our two little kids to the south of Europe. This trip was an incredible experience and it also inspired us to introduce the Mediterranean style and flavour of cooking at Broomhill , we wanted to explore the flavour of a Moorish cuisine. We also decided that the Slow-food concept and the use of Artisan producers was going to be extremely important in the way that we wanted to operate. The ideas we picked up on our journey formed the basis for our Terra Madre Restaurant.

By April 1997, we were ready to move in, but not before spending three hectic months renovating with help from our artist acquaintances, local builders, family and our multi-talented Canadian au-pair Kate. The garden was a huge task in itself: overgrown with woodland and brambles, it was in desperate need of cutting back and clearing to make way for paths, stands and monumental sculptures.

By June, the first stage of development was finished. A collection of sculptures had arrived, and the opening, therefore, was planned for mid-June 1997.

With an exhibition in the gallery, numerous sculptures in the garden, a band performing on the terrace and 150 invited guests set to enjoy the birth of Broomhill with us: It was a brilliant start to our new life.

Over the years things changed, we decided after the first 5 years to concentrate mainly on the sculpture park. The British Arts Council wasn’t interested in supporting our indoor gallery program or the sculpture park, and I felt that our budget was better spent on concentrating on the park. We made the gallery part of the hotel and restaurant, with smaller exhibitions and a display of work from artists involved with the sculpture park.

In 2009 we decided to create the Broomhill Art and Sculpture Foundation CIC. I felt that the recession made opportunities for the arts more difficult and I wanted to create a stage for a national competition; a showcase of new work from emerging artists.

Looking back over the last 8 competition years, I didn’t realise what an exciting and energetic new direction this was for Broomhill. I need to thank Helen Blackman for all her input to make it work, for years we worked together as a very close team to make the competition successful.

Broomhill is about passion and determination. We have established a wonderful relationship with each and every artist and this has made Broomhill what it is today.

Rinus van de SandeBroomhill, May 2018

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NSP 2017 Lauren Goldie

Title: Light Obscurity

BiographyLauren Goldie (b. 1993) is a British installation artist based in Cambridge. In 2015, she completed a BA in Fine Art and was chosen as a FloatArt finalist. Rated within the Top 50 Art Graduates by People of Print, Lauren’s work also featured at the opening event of the new Tate Modern. She recently completed a six month curatorial and artistic project at the CASS Faculty of Art, showcasing two, large-scale installations within the ten-meter window space directly opposite the Whitechapel Gallery. Work was also donated to raise funds and awareness of Parkinson’s UK for the Re:Imagined exhibition at GX Gallery. Lauren continues to support Parkinson’s UK in an upcoming exhibition at Store Street Gallery, London.

Judges Winner

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NSP 2016 Lee Brady

Biography Lee Brady is a northern artist who specializes in contemporary sculpture. He graduated with a 1st Class Honours in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University which is the third oldest art faculty in the UK. Upon graduation he was awarded a commission from the Sheffield Institute of Arts. Brady has shown workinternationally, he was selected for the Ecoismi 2014 Exhibition in Italy. He has also shown work in the UK with collectives such as the Northern Young Artists.

Judges Winner Title: Quarrelsome 15kg

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NSP 2015 Alexander Devereux

BiographyIn September 2015 Devereux has his first solo show in London, titled Deceiving Grandeur. GraduatingCamberwell College of Arts with a BA in Sculpture he won the Vanguard Court residency and is supported by international law firm, Clyde & Co. In addition to Broomhill’s NSP he is exhibiting in the Affordable Art Fair 2015 and curating a series of group exhibitions before beginning an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship at UEA.

Judges Winner Title: 40ft Riveted Beam

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NSP 2014 Zhu Tian

BiographyZhu Tian graduated from the MA Sculpture course at the Royal College Of Art. Her work encompasses all different media, from sculpture, installation, and painting to video, sound, and performance. She has exhibited internationally at such venues as the V&A Museum. She was selected as the Emerging Sound Artist in 2009 and has received several scholarships.

Judges Winner Title: Hiccup

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NSP 2012 Graham Guy-Robinson

BiographyGraham Guy-Robinson studied BA (hons) first class, Margaret Street Birmingham, MA Fine Art Theory Practise, UCE 2004. Selected exhibitions include, Jerwood Sculpture Prize, Jerwood Space London, Bay Art Cardiff, Northern Print Biennale, Hatton Gallery Newcastle. Guy-Robinson is an associate of the Royal British Society Sculptors and currently the recipient of a Plymouth Arts Centre studio bursary.

Judges Winner Title: Permanently Temporary

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NSP 2013 Sam Zealey

BiographySam Zealey studied BA (hons) at Wimbledon College of Art. He went on to study sculpture at the Royal College of Art, graduating in June 2012. Zealey has been short-listed for The FACK! West London Art Prize and will be exhibiting at the Griffin Gallery. He is a recipient of the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprises and was nominated for Berlin Projects in association with The Art Factory Gallery and the Catlin Art Guide 2012.

Judges Winner Title: Myriad

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NSP 2011 Suzanne Hobbs

Title: Uncertain Futures: Larder

BiographySuzanne Hobbs lives and works on her family’s organic farm in North Devon. She graduated with a first class degree in Fine Art from Plymouth University. Suzanne describes herself as an environmental activist/artist. She uses her creative skills as her voice, to communicate her fears and anxieties over Climate Change. She has exhibited widely including: The International Climate Forum, London; Shoreditch Town Hall; The Genesis Centre, Somerset, and Appledore Arts Festival. She has acted as a workshop leader at many schools and art events, raising awareness with the next generation.

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NSP 2010 Glynn Griffiths

Title: EarthSeed #1001

BiographyFor 30+ years Glynn worked as a photojournalist supplying amongst others; newspapers, magazines, design companies and charities. After successfully submitting a sculpture for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition he was encouraged to formally study sculpture. Glynn graduated in 2009 with a MA FA Sculpture from Wimbledon College of Art and went on to win the Clifford Chance sculpture prize in 2010. Glynn has exhibited in De Oude Kerk, Holland; Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon; Meantime, Cheltenham.

Judges Winner

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NSP 2017 BenedictHughes

Biography

Benedict Hughes graduated with an MA from City and Guilds of London Art School in 2016. Prior to graduating Benedict worked as a metal fabricator constructing sculptures for a variety of artists and commercial clients. He has also exhibited regularly including a solo show at the Empire Gallery and has won commissions to make monumental work for companies including Guinness, Honda and Wieden+Kennedy.

Public Speaks Winner Title: Mammoth

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Public Speaks Winner 2011:Endless Curve by Wenqin Chen

Public Speaks Winner 2014:The Gateway by Alex Glass

Public Speaks Winners 2010/16

Public Speaks Winner 2013:Familiar by Dorcas Casey

Public Speaks Winner 2016:Untitled by Giles Miller

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NSP

Special Commendation 2016: Embrace by Michelangelo Arteaga

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Energy P-04 by Sungfeel Yun Myriad by Sam Zealey

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Public Speaks Winner 2012:Yielding Ash by Oliver Adams

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