Andrew French (sculptor)

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]

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

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. 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
  8. Piri Halasz, "From the Mayor's Doorstep" no. 86, 15 October 2009, Report From The West 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.
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