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Lorraine Benton - Sculptor

Contact Lorraine Benton

Phone: 07770 965777
email: lorraine@bentonweb.co.uk

Web pages: www.lorraine.bentonweb.co.uk www.pbase.com/lorrainebenton

Artist Statement:
I am drawn to creating sculptural forms that encapsulate an illusory space. The uncanniness of the negative has a fascination for me; the physical and psychological force that communicates with and confronts its audience, evoking a range of reactions and emotions.

Commissions:
* April 08 - Commission of two sculptures for new housing development;
* Mar 06 - Public sculpture commissioned by Harrow Heritage Trust for Alexandra Park, South Harrow;
* Nov 05 - Sculpture commission of an animated character for film industry;
* 2002-04 - Photographic installation in offices in Kings Cross;
* May 02 - Cold cast bronze commission for a Private Collector.

Group Exhibitions:
* June 07 - Feetham Gallery, Aldeburgh;
* Oct 06- Feb 07 - Feetham Gallery, Fulham Road, London;
* June 06 - Feetham Gallery, Aldeburgh;
* Oct 05 - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea;
* Sept 05 - Arte Povera Exhibition, Sheridan Russell Gallery, London;
* Nov 04 – Jun 05 - Walkern Gallery, Walkern;
* May 2004 - Artshed, Ware;
* June 2004 - Puckeridge Open Gardens;
* May 2004 - Artshed, Ware;
* May 2004 - Studio 2004, Broxbourne.

Qualifications:
* 2006 - Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Digital Skills for Artists and Designers;
* 2005 - BA Fine Art (Hons) University of Hertfordshire;
* 2002 - Sculpture accreditation, University of Hertfordshire;
* 1996 – 2002 - Sculpture Open Studies, University of Hertfordshire.

Experience:
* Jul 2006 - Participant with Digswell Arts Trust at Kaleidoscope, WGC;
* Oct 2005 - Project manager for the installation of a sculpture commissioned by the Harrow Heritage Trust as a Public Work for Alexandra Park, South Harrow;
* Oct 2005 - Organiser and tutor for children's workshop at half-term in the Howard Centre Shopping Mall, Welwyn Garden City;
* Sept 2005 - Curator and exhibitor (with other Fellows from Digswell Arts Trust) at the Affordable Art Fair, Battersea;
July 2005 - Assistant tutor 'Artscool!' summer workshop, University of Hertfordshire.

Art forms used: cold cast/bronze, canvas, polystyrene, stone.