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Jane Ackroyd
Jane Ackroyd (born 1957) is a British artist best known for her public sculptures. She is based in London. Biography Ackroyd was born in London and attended St Martin's School of Art from 1979 to 1982. She then studied for her master's degree at the Royal College of Art during 1982 and 1983. In 1984 she held an artist-in-residence post in Leicestershire and had her first solo exhibition at the Kingsgate Workshops Gallery. 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. Ackroyd participated in the first Royal West of England Academy Open Sculpture Exhibition held in 1993. Ackroyd's public commissions often feature birds and animals, for example ''Cat'' at the Old Library in Harlow. 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, London, Haymarket in London. The Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's School Of Art
Saint Martin's School of Art was an art school, art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's became part of the London Institute in 1986, and in 1989 merged with the Central School of Art and Design to form Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. History Saint Martin's School of Art was established in 1854 by Henry Mackenzie (bishop), Henry Mackenzie, vicar of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. It became independent from the church in 1859. The school was at first housed on the top floor of St Martin's Northern School in Shelton Street (then called Castle Street), to the north of Long Acre, London, Long Acre. The Gilbert-Garret Competition for Sketching Clubs was founded at Saint Martin's in 1870, when John Parker was headmaster. It was named after John Gilbert (painter), Sir John Gilbert, the first president of the sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
