Andrew French (sculptor)

Andrew French
Born
UK
NationalityBritish
EducationNewbury College (England), Kent Institute of Art & Design, University of Alberta
Known forSculpture
Notable work"Pillar", "Still Life", "The Abduction of St. Paul"
MovementModern 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. ^ a b c d e 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". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  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[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Piri Halasz, "From the Mayor's Doorstep" no. 86, 15 October 2009, Report From The West [1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Royal Alberta Museum: Past Exhibits". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  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". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.