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Kendra Haste (born 1971) is a British wildlife artist who produces both public and privately commissioned sculpture using galvanised chicken wire mesh to create wire sculptures of wild animals. She is a member of the
Society of Wildlife Artists The Society of Wildlife Artists is a British organisation for artists who paint or draw wildlife. It was founded in 1964. Its founder President was Sir Peter Scott, the current President of the society is British artist Harriet Mead. The society ...
, the
Royal British Society of Sculptors The Royal Society of Sculptors is a British charity established in 1905 which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. Its headquarters are a centre for contemporary sculpture on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London. It ...
and the Society of Animal Artists. She lives in Surrey, England.


Career

Haste was born in 1971 in
Putney Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient par ...
, London, where she grew up. She graduated from the
Wimbledon College of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...
in 1990, and in 1993 earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in illustration from the
Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell College of Arts is a public tertiary art school in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgra ...
. Haste went on to graduate from the Royal College of Art, where she first became interested in wire sculpture, using galvanised
wire mesh Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample diameter 40 mm A wire is a flexible strand of metal. Wire is co ...
over a steel armature, later on using the wire mesh as sculpting material on its own for indoor work. Haste's sculptures are generally created by building up many layers of wire mesh over the steel armature skeleton, spray finished with
enamel paint Enamel paint is paint that air-dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish, used for coating surfaces that are outdoors or otherwise subject to hard wear or variations in temperature; it should not be confused with decorated objects in "painted ena ...
. In 1999, her sculpture of a baboon won the
BBC Wildlife ''BBC Wildlife'' is a British glossy, all-colour magazine about wildlife, operated and published by Immediate Media Company. It produces 13 issues a year. ''BBC Wildlife'' was launched in January 1963 as ''Animals Magazine'', edited by filmmaker ...
Art Award. Haste lives in Surrey, UK.


Historic Royal Palaces commission

In 2010 Haste was commissioned by
Historic Royal Palaces Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that manages some of the United Kingdom's unoccupied royal palaces. These are: * Tower of London * Hampton Court Palace * Kensington Palace (State Apartments and Orangery) * The Banqueting Hou ...
to create a series of pieces, (thirteen in total), which tell the story of the Royal Menagerie that had existed at the
Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ...
from 1210 until 1833. Throughout the 600 years that there was a menagerie at the Tower of London, apes and monkeys were always a feature. Baboons roamed the Tower freely until, in 1833, a child was killed by their aggressive behaviour. Soon after, the entire menagerie was moved to
Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwe ...
, to become what is today the
London Zoo London Zoo, also known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for science, scientific study. In 1831 o ...
. Using research from the Tower of London archives, Haste returned the animals to their original locations around the Tower. File:2.Haste-Lion Installation at the Tower of London.jpg, Three
Barbary lion The Barbary lion, also called the North African lion, Berber lion, Atlas lion, and Egyptian lion, is an extinct population of the lion subspecies ''Panthera leo leo''. It lived in the mountains and deserts of the Barbary Coast of North Africa, f ...
s, gift of Frederick II to Henry III, 1235. File:10.Haste-Polar_Bear_at_the_Tower_of_London.jpg, "White" bear, King Haakon II of Norway to Henry III, 1251. File:3.Haste-Elephant at the Tower of London.jpg, Elephant, gift of Louis IX to Henry III, 1255. File:9.Haste-Baboon_Installation_at_the_Tower_of_London.jpg, Baboon troop opposite the Jewel House File:11.Haste-Baboon_on_the_Brick_Tower_at_the_Tower_of_London.jpg, Baboon on the Brick Tower. File:Flipped_Wire_Lion_Detail.jpg, Lion in detail


Waterloo Elephant

Haste's Waterloo ''Elephant'' was originally commissioned by the London Underground as part of its Platform for Art programme and set up at the Gloucester Road tube station. After the success of Haste's "Underground Safari" pieces, the London Underground purchased the African elephant sculpture and installed it near the ticket hall of a new
Jubilee line The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between in east London and in the suburban north-west, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End. Opened in 1979, it is the newest line on the Underground network, although some secti ...
extension at the Waterloo tube station. The new location is on the site of the old
Astley's Amphitheatre Astley's Amphitheatre was a performance venue in London opened by Philip Astley in 1773, considered the first modern circus ring. It was burned and rebuilt several times, and went through many owners and managers. Despite no trace of the theat ...
– sometimes considered the world's first circus ring – where in 1828 an elephant that was part of the show was frightened and blundered into the crowd.


Exhibitions


Solo

Haste's solo exhibitions include: *
Parnham House Parnham House is a sixteenth-century Grade I listed house located about from Beaminster in Dorset, England. Historic England describes the house as "exceptionally important". In April 2017 the house was badly damaged by fire. History The or ...
,
Beaminster Beaminster ( ) is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River B ...
, Dorset, (1998), *''Underground Safari'', Gloucester Road Underground station, (2000), *''NDUTU'', Davies & Tooth, Air Gallery, London (2003), *''NDUTU'', Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham.


Group

Haste's participation in group exhibitions include: *Annual Exhibition,
Society of Wildlife Artists The Society of Wildlife Artists is a British organisation for artists who paint or draw wildlife. It was founded in 1964. Its founder President was Sir Peter Scott, the current President of the society is British artist Harriet Mead. The society ...
, (1995-9), *''Born Free Exhibition'', Fitchs Ark, London, (1996), *''Art of the Rainforest'', Nature in Art, Gloucester, (1997), *MA Degree show, Royal College of Art, London, (1998), *Graduate Multi-media Show, Candid Arts Trust, (1998), *Graduate Exhibition,
Minsmere RSPB reserve RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at Minsmere, Suffolk. The site has been managed by the RSPB since 1947 and covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, ...
, Suffolk, UK, (1998), *''Nature'', Collyer Bristow Gallery, London, (1999), *''Young British Sculptors'', Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, UK, (2000), *''Underground Safari'', London Underground, (2001), *''Wild Tigers of Bandhavgarh,''
The Burrell Collection The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell. The museum reopened on 29 March 2022 with free entry, having been closed for ...
,
Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religi ...
, (2000), *''Art 2001'', Davies and Tooth, London, (2001), *''Three generations of Sculptors'', Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, UK (2001), *''Art London'', Davies and Tooth, London, (2001), *''Patrick Davies Contemporary Art'', (2003), *''Let's Dance! Animals – Art and Design Exhibition,''
Chimei Museum The Chimei Museum () is a private museum established in 1992 by Shi Wen-long of Chi Mei Corporation in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. The museum's collection is divided into five categories: Fine arts (including painting, sculpture, decorative ...
, Tainan (2016).


Other works

Other works by Haste include: * ''Rhinoceros'',
Cannon Hall Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland some 5 miles (8 km) west of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Originally the home of the Spencer and later the Spencer-Stanhope family, i ...
, Yorkshire, UK, * ''Bison Head'' (2016)
National Museum of Wildlife Art The National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) is a museum located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States that preserves and exhibits wildlife art. The 51,000 square foot building with its Idaho quartzite façade was inspired by the ruins of Slains ...
, Jackson, Wyoming,


Awards and affiliations

Haste won the Artists for Nature Foundation Award (where she is a member) in 1997, the Dale Rowney Illustration award in 1998, and the
BBC Wildlife ''BBC Wildlife'' is a British glossy, all-colour magazine about wildlife, operated and published by Immediate Media Company. It produces 13 issues a year. ''BBC Wildlife'' was launched in January 1963 as ''Animals Magazine'', edited by filmmaker ...
Art Award in 1999. Haste is featured among 95 sculptors in
Guy Portelli Guy Portelli (born 13 June 1957) is a contemporary British sculptor. Life He was born in South Africa in 1957, but moved permanently to England with his parents in 1969, who had each come earlier to Britain to study as art students. He lived ...
's book "Modern British Sculpture". Haste is a member of the
Society of Wildlife Artists The Society of Wildlife Artists is a British organisation for artists who paint or draw wildlife. It was founded in 1964. Its founder President was Sir Peter Scott, the current President of the society is British artist Harriet Mead. The society ...
, the
Royal British Society of Sculptors The Royal Society of Sculptors is a British charity established in 1905 which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. Its headquarters are a centre for contemporary sculpture on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London. It ...
and a signature member of the Society of Animal Artists.


References


External links


Kendra Haste website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haste, Kendra 1971 births Living people 21st-century British sculptors 21st-century English women artists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Wimbledon College of Arts Animal artists English women sculptors People from Putney Sculptors from London