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Sara Huxley-Edwards

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Telephone: 07778 640016

Address: PO Box 140, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. CV37 6WB

Website: www.SaraHuxleyEdwards.com

Biography

Born in Warwickshire in 1964, Sara Huxley-Edwards studied at Birmingham gaining a B.A. (hons) in Fine Art Textiles followed by a P.G.C.E. in Manchester.

Her work is primarily concerned with texture and colour, building up layers of paint and mixed media on canvas, often with gold leaf and suggestions of ephemeral layers breaking through.

Huxley-Edwards recent work explores the theme of ‘Dining’, the different angles of the ellipses and the overlapping shapes representing the movement of time.

She say’s of her work that she wants to capture the ambience and atmosphere of the occasion, after which you are left with empty vessels and satisfied friends.

Huxley-Edwards work has been reproduced as posters and sold internationally by The Art Group.

Statement

My work is primarily concerned with texture and colour. I work predominantly in mixed media and enjoy experimenting with and building up layers, often with gold leaf or metallic textures breaking through. I often use words in creating my artwork and believe that words and art used together provoke a powerful response in the onlooker, stimulating an evocative train of thought.

My visual inspiration is drawn from such diverse sources as architecture in which I have an abiding interest, to aerial photography which I am drawn to because of its abstract qualities. The structure of buildings and the shapes and spaces inherent in their creation can provide strong abstract images and contrasts of tones and texture in contrast to the random, organic patterns found in nature.

I have been selling both my paintings and fine art textile pieces for 20 years and have been teaching both disciplines for over 15 years, most recently as Head of Textiles at a college in Birmingham since 1993. I was also an appointed art examiner for Edexcel board for 5 years.

At Christmas 2004, I handed in my notice in order to become a full time professional artist, as I could no longer keep up with the number of requests for commissions I was receiving.

Curriculum Vitae

B: 1964, Warwickshire

PO Box 140, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6WB

Tel: 07778 640016 huxed@aol.com  www.SaraHuxleyEdwards.com

Art Training

1983-86             B.A. (hons) 2/1 Fashion and Textiles, Birmingham Polytechnic.

1987-88             P.G.C.E. Manchester Polytechnic.
 

Teaching

1986-87             Lecturer, Art Foundation, Solihull College.

1988-89         Art Teacher, Birchwood High School, Warrington.

1989-91         Art Teacher, St Mathews School, Manchester.

1991-2004     Head of Fine Art-Textiles, Cadbury College, Birmingham.

1996-2000     Art Moderator, Edexcel Board.
 

Selected Exhibitions

2008               Affordable Art Fair, Bristol.

2007               RBSA Open Exhibition, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham.

2007               Christmas Show, Torquil Gallery, Henley-in-Arden.

2007               Christmas Show, Broadway Modern, Broadway.

2007               Affordable Art Fair, London & Bristol, Art-File Gallery, Bicester.

2007               Greenstage Gallery, Herefordshire.

2006               Affordable Art Fair, London & Bristol, Art-File Gallery, Bicester.

2006               ‘Push’, Group Show, Art-File Gallery, Bicester.

2005               Affordable Art Fair, London & Bristol, Art-File Gallery, Bicester.

2005               Art in Action, New Generation Exhibitor, Oxford.

2001               ‘Words Worth waiting for’, Collection Gallery, Ledbury.

2001               ‘Between the Lines’, Solo Show, Collection Gallery, Ledbury.

2000               ‘Mapping’, The Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon.

1999               ‘Slices of Life’, Cox’s Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon.

1996               ‘Expose yourself to Art’, Custard Factory, Birmingham.

1996               ‘Sacred Things’, Custard Factory, Birmingham.

1986               ‘Spin Off’s’, Touring Exhibition of selected graduate work.

1985               RSA Bursary Exhibition Show, Olympia, London.

2007               Paintings reproduced as Posters by The Artful Group.

Soup and Ladle	Potage

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