Sophy Dury
Polychrome Terracotta, H.23cm W.20cm D.2cm. Singer 1943
2020 Polychrome Terracotta H.25cm W.18cm D.13cm Sitter: Libby Lawrie is an Artist and Designer living in Belsize Park, London. She sat for me every Tuesday for 15 years.
2018 Polychrome Terracotta H.20cm W.18cm D.3cm Actress 1938
2019 Polychrome Terracotta H.23cm W.19cm D.4cm Writer 1890 - 1979
2019 Polychrome Terracotta H.24cm W.17cm D.12cm Sitter: Libby Lawrie is an Artist and Designer living in Belsize Park, London. She sat for me every Tuesday for 15 years.
2019 Polychrome Terracotta, H.22cm W.19cm D.2cm Painter 1876-1939
About
Daughter of Joe Tilson and Joslyn Morton
Sister of Jake Tilson and Anna Tilson
Wife and Widow of Ian Dury
Mother of Bill Dury and Albert Dury
BORN : January 1965, Kensington, London.
Grew Up : The Old Rectory, Christian Malford, Nr Chippenham, Wiltshire.
SCULPTURE EDUCATION:
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Simon Verity, Stone Carver.Rodbourne.
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Swindon College of Art, Wiltshire.
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Chelsea School of Art, London.
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Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy.
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The Royal College of Art, London.
STUDIO LOCATION: Hampstead, London.
MATERIALS: Terracotta
COMMISSIONS & AWARDS / PRIZES
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Flowers Gallery – Central and East, ‘Small is Beautiful’, Cork Street and Kingsland Road, London, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2004, 2006, 2018, 2019
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The Society of Portrait Sculptors Annual ‘FACE’ Exhibition, yearly since 2016, London
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Won: The Heatherly School of Fine Art Prize ‘FACE16’
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Gallery 286, Earl’s Court Road, London ‘Sophy Dury Sculptures – Libby Lawrie Re-make Re-model' Two Woman Show, 2017
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Bowman Sculpture Gallery, Duke Street, London ‘Figure and Form’ - The Society of Sculptors Members Show, 2023
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Marlborough Gallery, Albemarle Street, London ‘A-Z Friends and Family’, 2023