Tanya Russell

Founder, Principal of The Art Academy in 2000

Education

Seven year apprenticeship in the studios of Edwin Russell FRBS & Lorne Mckean FRBS at Lethendry Studios.

Public Commissions include:

‘Minerva’ Commissioned by Minerva plc for their new

headquarters in Wigmore Street, London

6ft sculpture of ‘Stag’ for Stag Lodge, Wimbledon;

Life size figure ‘Miranda’ from the Tempest for pond in Girls School, Niagra, Canada.

Memorial Sculpture, Cat Sundial, St Margaret's Hospital, London; ‘Tiger’ Tobacco Dock Shopping Centre, Docklands, London;

Cast Iron Play Sculptures, Milton Keynes Playground; Ornamental weather vanes for Brookbrae Ltd;

‘Cranes’ Atrium, St Katherine's Dock, London;

Fox and Cub Plaque for Hydestile Wildlife Hospital;

5ft Leopard for exhibition at the Stock Exchange;

Private Commissions include:

Many figures & Portrait commissions, home and abroad. Racehorse; ‘Kensal’; Burmese Cats commissioned by Dame Merle Park; ‘Riding pony’ commissioned by equestrian Rowena Barthorp; “Apollo’ trophy; Welsh Cob Champion Stallion ‘Kentchurch Commandant’; Young Environmentalists of the year awards 1999 - 2003; Dolphin Trophy, British Telecom; Seal &Cub mould for ice sculptures ‘Education’ for St James Independent Schools, Kensington; 6ft Bronze Abstract Figure for Courtyard of Jeremy Sinclair, director of M&C Saatchi.

Large Studio Commissions include:

25ft Goddess Flora, Rotterdam; Tower Hill “History of London’ Bronze panels & Sundial; 5m Bronze Sundial, Parliament Square, Dubai; ’Celebration of Life’ relief panels, Horsham:

Exhibited in: Cadogan Gallery, Cadogan Sq; Mall Galleries, special hanging award; Wintershal Gallery; Sheer Gallery; Art in Action demonstration and art show, Oxford 1993-2005,Battersea London Contemporary art fair, Business Design Centre, Exhibition.

Present work includes:

Large public garden feature for Richard Rogers, Montevetro building, Battersea.

Life size figure of The Virgin Mary in Carrera Marble for new grotto in Bermondsey.

Light and steel sculpture for office complex in the city

25ft river in resin-bonded stone and figure for Gallions Reach development, Thamesmead.