Angela Hunter was born in 1951 in Galashiels, and is now married with two grown
up daughters and living in Innerleithen. Since graduating from Edinburgh College
of Art in 1999 with a B.A.(Hons.) in Sculpture she has been able to continue
sculpting; working on both commissions and gallery work.
Her preferred medium is bronze, making small works in wax and larger pieces in
plaster or clay for casting in either bronze or bronze resin. She is essentially
a figurative artist, sculpting both human figure and animal studies. Her degree
show 'Plaster Sheep' have featured in several exhibitions and magazine articles.
In 2004 she was commissioned to make a full size Damascus goat and two kids for
the owners of Dunderave Castle on Loch Fyne.
Her penguin series 'Penguinicity' and 'Penguinicity II' have been an ongoing
success and are very popular wherever they are exhibited. A special series of
penguins were commissioned by Dundee City Council and comprises of five bronze
ones walking along a wall at the City Churches in the city centre. Other
commissions for Dundee are a monkey on an information sign interfering with the
lettering on the header board to read "In Ma Fair Toon" and a red
squirrel hiding in a tree guard. There are more Dundee pieces planned
She was commissioned to sculpt a trophy for Melrose Rugby Club to be awarded to
the club members 'Player of the Year' in memory of the late Stuart Henderson,
who was a long standing secretary to the club.
She is at present working on a large commission for the Turnbull Clan Association making a monument to commemorate the event whereby the first 'Turnbull' William de Rule saved King Robert The Bruce from being gored by a wounded bull.
Her work is shown in Thompson's Galleries in both Marylebone and Aldeburgh, Cyril Gerber Fine Art and Compass Gallery in Glasgow, Queens Gallery Dundee and several smaller galleries. She shows regularly in annual exhibitions with Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Glasgow Institute and Paisley Art Institute.
Awards:-
1997: British Art Medal Society Student Art Medal Project, Simmons Gallery, London.
1998: Sense Scotland - 'Helen Keller Award'
2006: Visual Arts Scotland - Awarded 'PF Charitable Trust Award' and 'Charles Henshaw & Sons' Award
2007: Paisley Art Institute - 'Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eaton Award'
Collections:-
Prof. & Mrs. S. Joffe, Dunderave
Lord & Lady Heseltine
Worshipful Company of Ironmongers
Noel Gallagher
And several private collections worldwide.
Exhibition List: -
1987:
Flying Colours Gallery, Edinburgh
1996-1997:
SAAC Exhibitions, RSA Gallery, Edinburgh
1997:
Summer Exhibition, Kirkhouse, Traquair.
British Art Medal Society Student Art Medal Project, Simmons Gallery, London.
Kunst in de hand, FIDEM Exhibition, The Hague, Holland.
Peebles Arts Festival
1998:
Sense Scotland, Helen Keller Award, Glasgow School of Art.
1999:
British Art Medal Society Student Art Medal Project, Simmons Gallery, London.
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show
Kirkbride House Summer Exhibition Traquair
"Where Sheep May Safely Graze" Bellevue Gallery, Bellevue Crescent Edinburgh,
"New Generation Show", Compass Gallery, 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow
Royal Glasgow Institute 138th. Annual Exhibition, Glasgow
1999- 2000: Gerber Fine Art Winter Collection
2000:
Compass Gallery 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow
"Art 2000" Business Design Centre, Islington, London.
"New Faces", Leith Gallery Leith, Edinburgh
"Reality & Imagination" with EH45 Art Group in The Picture Gallery, Tweeddale Museum, Peebles
"Sheep May Safely Graze" Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth, Cumbria.
"Lazy Hazy Days" Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder
"Sculpture in the Sun" Teviot Water Gardens near Kelso with Flat Cat Gallery.
Collins Gallery, Glasgow, "Helen Cargill Thomson Exhibition"
Collins Gallery "Christmas Show"
Visual Arts Scotland "Annual Exhibition" RSA Galleries, Edinburgh
Stenton Gallery "Christmas Exhibition"
2001:
"Sculpture in the Sun" at Lady WaterfordNorthumberland in association with Flat Cat Gallery.
Stenton Gallery, 'Focus on East Lothian' exhibition.
Leith Gallery "2001 a Spatial Odyssey" Edinburgh Festival Exhibition
"Affordable Art Fair", Battersea Park, London. October 18th. - 21st. with Leith Gallery
"FORGED!" at Tweeddale Museum & Gallery, Chambers Institute, Peebles
Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition.
Compass Gallery "Christmas Exhibition" 178 West Regent Street Glasgow.
Gold Gallery "Christmas Exhibition", 77 Dundas Street Edinburgh.
Merz Gallery "Christmas Exhibition" 87 Broughton Street Edinburgh.
2002:
Glasgow Art Fair with Compass Gallery.
Leith Gallery June exhibition
Royal Glasgow Institute, Annual Exhibition.
Compass Gallery 178 West Regent Street Glasgow.
Corrymella Scott and Hillary Hampton Fine Art, Newcastle
Visual Arts Scotland
2003:
"Scottish Show 2003", Thompson's of Marylebone.
"Art 2003" Business Design Centre, Islington, London .
Glasgow Art Fair 2003 with Compass Gallery & Cyril Gerber Fine Art
Royal Scottish Academy
"Opening Exhibition", Henshelwood Gallery, Newcastle.
Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition.
Compass Gallery Christmas Exhibition.
2004:
"Scottish Show 2004", Thompson's of Marylebone
"Art 2004" Business Design Centre Islington
Glasgow Art Fair
ArTay, Perth Arts Fair Perth, Scotland
Compass Gallery Christmas Exhibition.
2005
"Scottish Show 2005", Thompson's of Marylebone
"Sculpture Show" 2005 Thompson's of Marylebone
"Summer Show" Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh
Artparks Guernsey, Summer 2005
Roger Bilcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow
Compass Gallery Glasgow
RSA Open exhibition Edinburgh
Scotlandart Edinburgh
2006
Compass Gallery & Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
Visual Arts Scotland RSA Galleries Edinburgh -- Awarded PF Charitable Trust Award and Charles Henshaw & Sons Award
Paisley Art Institute
Thompson's Gallery Marylebone
Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh
Queens Gallery Dundee
Roger Bilcliffe Fine Art Glasgow
Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition " The Heart of Art"
2007
Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition
Paisley Art Institute
Gerber Fine Art Glasgow
Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh
Thompson's Gallery combined show with Alma Wolfson
2008
Thompson's Gallery Marylebone
Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Paisley Art Institute.
Currently Showing:
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, W. Regent Street Glasgow.
Compass Gallery W.Regent St. Glasgow
Thompson's of Marylebone, London.
Thompson's of Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Chelsea Flower Show with Thompson's Galleries
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