Andrew French (sculptor)

Andrew French
Born UK
Nationality British
Education Newbury College (England), Kent Institute of Art & Design, University of Alberta
Known for Sculpture
Notable work "Pillar", "Still Life", "The Abduction of St. Paul"
Movement Modern art

Andrew Michael French is an English born abstract sculptor. A one-time pupil of Peter Hide, French is best known for upright, large-scale welded sculptures made of brightly painted steel.[1] With sculptors Mark Bellows, Bianca Khan, Rob Willms, and Ryan McCourt, Andrew French is identified as part of the "Next Generation" of Edmonton Sculpture.[2][3][4]

Educated at Newbury College (England), and Kent Institute of Art & Design with a BFA in Sculpture,[1] French completed his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta in 1999.[5] French's 1999 sculpture "Pillar" is located on the University of Alberta campus,[6] his sculpture "Still Life" is in the collection of the CIty of Edmonton, installed in Belgravia Art Park[1] and his small soldered brass piece "The Abduction of St. Paul" is in the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.[7]

Andrew French is a co-founder of the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop.[1][8] His sculptures have been seen in a number of important exhibitions in Edmonton, including the Chichester Festival,[1] Big Things, the Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society, and the Alberta Centennial Sculpture Exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum,[9][10][11][12][13][14] and Sculpture by Invitation at the Shaw Conference Centre.[15]

"Don't Cry For Me," by Andrew French, displayed in the Alberta Centennial Sculpture Exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum in 2005.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 City of Edmonton Public Art Collection
  2. ↑ Terry Fenton, "Edmonton Sculpture: The Next Generation," Harcourt Expressed, Volume 12, Summer/Fall 2002
  3. ↑ Mike Winters, "Fitting into the Modernist Mould," SEE Magazine, Issue #455, August 12–21, 2002
  4. ↑ Piri Halasz, "Report From The West: The Excitement of Sculpture," From the Mayor's Doorstep, October 2009
  5. ↑ MFA final visual presentation, Andrew Michael French, University of Alberta, 1999
  6. ↑ From the Collections, "Uncovering Campus Treasures," New Trail, University of Alberta, May 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Art Collection, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
  8. ↑ Piri Halasz, "From the Mayor's Doorstep" no. 86, 15 October 2009, Report From The West
  9. ↑ Royal Alberta Museum: Past Exhibits
  10. ↑ Gilbert Bouchard, “Come to Expect ‘Big Things’”, Edmonton Journal, July 19, 2002
  11. ↑ Erik Floren, “Big Impressions”, The Edmonton Sunday Sun, July 28, 2002
  12. ↑ Mike Berezowsky, “Sculpture Exhibit Gets a Big Response”, Edmonton Examiner, September 11, 2002
  13. ↑ "Multiple Directions Merge In Single Exhibit”, Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2007
  14. ↑ Gilbert Bouchard, “Bianca Khan's One-Tonne Challenge”, Edmonton Journal, July 23.
  15. ↑ Edmonton Journal, Sculptors In Steel Ready For Spotlight, 10 June 2013
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