George Triggs
Education
2003-2005 The Art Academy - 2 years
2002-2003 BA sculpture Camberwell College of Arts - 1 year
2000-2001 A level art and design - A
1999-2001 Advanced GNVQ art and design - Distinction
1994-1999 11 GCSE’s
Professional Experience
2006 V&A Sculpture prize runner up.
2005-2006 Twice life size unicorn and griffin for Trafford centre Manchester, working for sculptor Colin Spofforth
2004-2006 Commissions and joint sculpture undertaken in partnership with Woodforms A.
2005 Youth worker at Centre North West youth club: Workshops in ramp building and graffiti.
2005 Youth worker at Queens Park New Media Centre: Summer school – play, art and the environment.
2000-present Work experience and professional interaction with Castle fine arts foundry. Including moulding sculptures, casting to wax, waste moulding, patination
Exhibitions
Inspirations Gallery Greenwich 2006-present.
Moya Bucknell Fine Arts Gallery 2005-present.
2006 Battersea Art Fair Battersea Arts Centre.
2005 Candid Arts - Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair October.
2004 The Art Academy - The Art Academy Show
2002 Shrewsbury Gallery - Open exhibition
2001 Oswestry Gallery - Open exhibition
2000 Oswestry Gallery - Solo exhibition
Technical Abilities
Silicone rubber moulding with jackets, moulding with various other materials, Waste moulding. Casting in resins, plaster, wax, leaves, slip moulds. Making waxes for lost wax bronze casting. Woodcarving of small and large scales, with in depth knowledge of tools and processes including CAD CAM. Welding of armatures and metal sculptures. Building of own website including photography using Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Life sculpture and drawing including scaling. Video editing using Final Cut Pro and Imovie, with the use of projection on and into objects. Modelling in clay, wax, plaster, plasticine, super sculpey.
Commissions
Chester Zoo. Four 750mm diameter double sided carved relief monkeys in oak. Birmingham Museum and Gallery. Five Buddha sculptures stone effect resin. Walsall Museum and Art Gallery. Modigliani building blocks interactive.
