Simon Keeley

Education

2001- 2003, MA - Art in Architecture, University of East London

2002 Intensive courses in Glass Casting, Life Modelling and Letter carving.

2001 Architectural Stone carving Degree –City & Guilds of London Art School.

1994 - 1995 NVQ 2 &3 Basic and Advanced Stonemasonary –York College

1990 BTEC National Diploma in Conservation & Restoration.-Lincoln Art College

1982 Art Foundation Course.

Related Employment

2008 Harley Street commission, to carve low relief panels of ‘healing plants’-2008-2008 Public Art –Soundwaves/working with lead artist as a letter caver in Shadwell.

2006 Completed/delivered ‘corbel angel’, restoration carving for Westminster Abbey 2005 Set up home studio continuing with private commissions and galleries

2004-2005 Fusion Art Oxford/Public Art/Health walk brick & stone letter carving.

2001- 2005,Working from my studio at Limehouse, doing carving work for WestminsterAbbey and Westminster School and other private commissions

2001 Public Art Brick Carving for Richard Kindersley, Knightsbridge,

2000 Heraldic plaque commission for the Worshipful Company Skinners.

Exhibitions and Demonstrations

2007 Winchester Cathedral – exhibiting with Surrey Guild of Craftsmen.

2006 Art in Action –selected to be in this great event, Waterperry house, nr Oxford 2006 ‘Artists Trials & Tribulations’ - exhibition, Pepperton Gallery, Selhurst.

2006 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London, Kaliedoscope Arts,also2003/2004 2004/5 Pond Gallery - carving work selected and exhibited , London.

2003 National Sculpture Festival, Art Parks International, Guernsey, (May).

2003 Art for the Park, Cafe in the Park, Kennington Park

2001 Basquiat Selected Graduates Exhibition, Air Gallery,London.

Awards

2003 - Ray Finnis Trust Award –MA final project in cast glass, carved stone& metal

2003 - MA Art in Architecture graduate exhibition September.

2001 - Letter carving prize - awarded by City and Guilds of London art school.

2000 - The Margaret Ballardie –Travel Award. Specific aim to take measurements from one of the heads of ‘Canovas’ 3 Graces, with the aim of modelling one of the heads. In conjunction with a plaster conservation/restoration job with the National Trust; of a damaged plaster cast of the 3 Graces.

1998 - The Marazian Trophy, for hard work and dedication to the stonemasonry course York College, 4th February

Teaching

Simon began teaching stone carving at the Art Academy from April 2006 until the present day, recently appointed and February 2008, he ran a 5 day course for the diploma students. He also runs very popular private carving courses and has started teaching stone carving courses at West Dean College, March 2008.