Face to Face with Angela Conner opens at American Museum and Gardens
Face to Face with Angela Conner brings together a new exhibition of intimate portraits by celebrated sculptor Angela Conner at the American Museum in Bath. On public display for the first time are bronze portraits of key individuals and patrons of the arts in Britain and America as part of the Museum’s aim to promote […]
Coming soon: Face to Face with Angela Conner
To coincide with the launch of the new landscape at the American Museum and Gardens, Bath, the Museum commissioned six giant bronze busts of American and British icons by Angela Conner. The new gardens open to the public on 15th September 2018. There is also an exhibition of portraits by Conner which runs from 15th […]
January 2018 Updates: Exhibition Prep!
2018 has started out at top speed! Some months ago I shared the news that I will be exhibiting a new series of sculptures at a gallery in Paris in late 2018. My theme for this exhibition has been slowly forming and transforming since then, and what has emerged as my guiding inspiration is a […]
October 2017 Updates: “Eclipse” and “Janus Arch”
It is always exciting to keep you in touch about new projects and commissions, however this month I thought you would be interested to hear updates on two of my existing public sculptures. The Economist Plaza in central London, which has been home to my Eclipse water sculpture for just shy of 25 years, is […]
August 2017 Updates from Angela
I have been commissioned by good friend and patron Carolyn MacDonald to sculpt five giant heads for the American Museum in Britain. It is a way for me to move forward and develop interesting imagery of the human head. It will be an exploratory area of work for me. I am underway with Alexander Hamilton, […]
Sneak Peak: New Concept Drawings
I have been working on big drawings of sculpture ideas for a wonderful memorial park proposed to be situated within a heavy industrial area in Hereford. The purpose of the park, mainly, is in memory of the thousands of women who joined the WWI efforts in a munitions factory. Many of these women suffered serious […]
“Wave” turns 16
Despite gales or vandals, we’re celebrating “Wave” continuing to happily wave for 16 years. It is thought to be the tallest mobile sculpture in the world, certainly in Europe. Wave responds to the wind and can move in 360°, returning to it’s upright position due to a huge basket of lead below. It has always […]
Sir John Tavener Memorial Sculpture Unveiled in Winchester Cathedral
We are delighted to share the completed memorial sculpture to the composer Sir John Tavener, which was unveiled at a beautiful ceremony in Winchester Cathedral on the 11th of November 2016.“John Tavener spoke to me several times about the beautiful symbolism water provides. This gave me the inspiration to work with the nearest sculptural material […]
Conner Receives Pratt Legends Award
We are very pleased and humbled to share that Angela Conner received the 2016 Pratt Legends Award at a ceremony in New York City, November 2016. The award is presented each year at a lively dinner and ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. Proceeds from the event support scholarship funds for Pratt […]