Richard Perry British, b. 1961

Overview

 

Richard’s recent work is an exploration of the juxtaposition between organic freeform and geometric sculpture. A conflict between careful planning and intuitive adjustment arises in the process of creating these sculptures, resulting in illusory forms that strive to break free from an underlying rationale.

Richard studied Fine Art at Leeds, graduating in 1981. His sculpture, drawing and painting have been exhibited widely, including recent solo shows in London and Nottingham. He has also fulfilled many commissions for large sculpture in public spaces, notably the Starstone in Armagh, Fountain Trees in Basingstoke and the design and carving of the stone work for the remodelled Peace Gardens in Sheffield, which received a RIBA National Urban Design Award.

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Education

B.A.(Hons) Fine Art, First Class, Leeds Polytechnic 1981.

 

Sculpture Commissions

2018 White marble sculpture for the Si Juan Centre, Nottingham University.
'Zephyr', 2 carved granite sculptures for Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Tunbridge Wells.
2017 'Halley 8', Sculpture Installation for Nevill Holt Opera.
2016 'River', relief carving, 3 St Paul's Place, Sheffield. 35m long.
2014 Series of carved sculptures for the Shipwrights Way trail, Hampshire.
2013 'Bradain' Carved Kilkenny Limestone sculpture for Blackrock, Ireland. 3m long.
2011 'StarStone' Armagh marble Market Place, Armagh. 5.5m high.
2010 'ShoalStone' Whatscliffe Derbyshire sandstone Rushenden, Kent. 1.5m high.
2008 'FloraStone' Portland Stone New Downe Hospital, Downpatrick. 1.5m high.
2008 'LifeStones' Bronze inlays for 6 sculptural benches Trinity Square, Nottingham.
2007 'Newbury StarStone' Gritstone sculpture for Sovereign Housing, Newbury.
2006 'Manchester Tree' Limewood, oil & wax, private collection. 150cm high.
2005 'Freedom Tree' Bronze Commissioned by Jersey Public Sculpture Trust to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation, St Helier. 6m high.
2004 2 carved and 7 cast sculptures for P&O;'s new liner 'Arcadia'
2004 'Needle' 14m high slate sculpture, St Helier. Jersey Public Sculpture Trust.
2003 'Harley Cubes' The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Notts. 1.28m high.
2002 'Fountain Trees' 5 ceramic sculptures (inc. 3 water columns) commissioned by Grosvenor Estates for Festival Square, Basingstoke.
2000 4 x 3m high bronze sculptures, 4 granite benches and a granite floorscape design for Mansion House Square, Doncaster.
2000 'Interlocking Oaks' 4.5m high stone arch, The Boots Company HQ Nottingham.
2000 'Water Hawthorne' Limestone. The EDA Garden Museum, Tokyo.
1997-99 The Peace Gardens, Sheffield. Design of 120m balustrade, design and carving of 120m stone relief for the 'Heart of the City' Millennium project.
1998 'Fire and Water' Carrara marble sculpture for Leamington Spa Fire Station. 2m high.
1997 'Six Figures' 10m carved stone balustrade, Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery.
1996 5.5m high bronze sculpture, Bethnal Green, London.
1995 'From the Red Earth' 1.8 x 4.5m carved Sycamore relief, GlaxoSmithKline, Commissioned through the Contemporary Art Society.
1995 'Isola Song' 2m high Istrian marble. Forma Viva Sculpture Park, Slovenia.
1995 'Willow Cube' & 'Pine Cube' bronze sculptures & drawings The Boots Company HQ.
1994 10 drawings for the boardroom of The Boots Company Head Office, Nottingham.
1994 'Mountsorrel Tree' bronze sculpture for the Wells Road Unit, Notts Healthcare Trust.
1992 8 x 3.6m Limewood relief for the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
1993 'Tree' 3.5m high carved Portland stone sculpture, Northampton Guildhall.
1991 'Thomas Boulsover' Bronze sculpture, Tudor Square, Sheffield.
1988 4 carved Oak doors, Newark Library.
1987 'Three Musicians' Carved marble bas-relief for The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
1986 'Quartet' Bronze sculpture Angel Row, Nottingham.

 

Awards

National Stone Federation Award for 'Needle', Jersey, 2006.
National Stone Federation Award for the Peace Gardens, Sheffield, 2000.
RIBA National Urban Design Award for the Peace Gardens, Sheffield, 1999.
Nottingham City Council Design Award for balustrade at Nottingham Castle, 1997.
RSA 'Art for Architecture' Award for commissioned sculpture designs, 1990.
RWA Sculpture Exhibition First Prize.

 

Symposia

2012 The Stone Festival, The Bowes Museum. Sculptor in residence.
1995 Forma Viva, Piran, Slovenia - international sculpture symposium. 1 of 4 sculptors invited to make sculptures from local stone, working alongside 4 stonemasons. 'Isola song', 2 m high caved Istrian marble sculpture produced during the symposium, is permanently sited in Piran.

 

Consultancy

Nottingham City Council. Designing a rest garden for a new cemetery, 2003. 
Grainger Town, Newcastle. Outline ideas for water features 2000/01. 
The Boots Company. Plan & design of Millennium Sculpture Garden with Mark Lutyens, 1997. 
Sheffield City Council. Design of new city square (The Peace Gardens) with Tracey Heyes, Brian Asquith and Sheffield City Council Landscape and Architects, 1997-99. 

 

Work in collections

The British Museum (National Collection of Prints and Drawings) 
Arcadia (P&O;)  
ASDA Properties plc  
Birmingham City  
Derby Education Authority  
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough  
EDA Garden Museum, Tokyo  
GlaxoSmithKline  
The Harley Foundation  
Leicestershire Schools Collection  
New Downe Hospital  
Nottingham City  
Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust  
PriceWaterhouseCoopers  
Rushenden Borough  
Sovereign Housing Association  
University College Dublin
Armagh City 
Bethnal Green City Challenge 
The Boots Company 
Derby Museums Service  
Dudley Metropolitan Borough 
Forma Viva, Pirano, Slovenia 
Grosvenor Estates 
Jersey Public Sculpture Trust 
County Louth, Republic of Ireland
Milton Keynes Development Corporation 
Nottinghamshire County 
Northampton Borough 
Rufford Sculpture Garden
Sheffield City 
Thamesdown Borough Council 
Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Services 

 

Recent Exhibitions

Richard Perry, Stone and Ink: Recent Sculpture and Drawing Brownsword Hepworth Gallery, 2019 (solo)

Richard Perry: Recent Works, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, 2017 (solo). 
Strangelands, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London, 2017.

 

Selected solo exhibitions

Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, 2017. 
Jersey Arts Centre, St Helier, Jersey, 2005. 
Capital One, Nottingham, 2003.  
Foyer Gallery, The Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham, 2001. 
The Aspidal Gallery, Rufford, 1997.
The Hart Gallery, London, 1996.  
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Notts, 1996. 
The City Gallery, Leicester, 1995.

 

Selected group exhibitions

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin 
The New Art Centre at Roche Court, Salisbury 
The Palace of Culture, Poznam, Poland 
Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Nottingham 
Anna Bornholt Gallery, London 
20th Century British Art Fair, London 
The Contemporary Art Society Market, London 
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol 
Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington
The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield 
The Hart Gallery, Nottingham & London 
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery 
Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield 
Harris Museum, Preston 
Atkinson Gallery, Southport 
Usher Gallery, Lincoln 
Six Chapel Row Gallery, Bath 
Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham 

 

 

Richard Perry is represented by Brownsword Hepworth

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