Ailsa Magnus
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Ailsa Magnus (born 1967) is a Scottish sculptor. She has created many sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain.
Life
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Magnus was born in Cupar, Fife; she studied sculpture at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1985 to 1989, graduating with honours, and gained a postgraduate diploma from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen in 1990. She was with the Scottish Sculpture Workshop for four years. She has exhibited at the Scottish Sculpture Open and elsewhere and has held several residencies. She is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.[https://artuk.org/discover/artists/magnus-ailsa-b-1967 "Ailsa Magnus"] Art UK. Retrieved 13 March 2024.[https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/ailsa-magnus "Ailsa Magnus MRSS"] Royal Society of Sculptors. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
Works
Magnus has written: "The motivation for the work is the opportunity to make and place works of an enduring quality, both aesthetically and literally, in the environment".[https://www.axisweb.org/p/ailsamagnus/ "Ailsa Magnus"] Axis. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Her works include the following:
"Ibstock Landmark Sculpture", of 1998, is in High Street, Ibstock, Leicestershire. It was commissioned by the North West Leicestershire District Council and Ibstock Parish Council. A ceramic sculpture, on a brick and cement pedestal, shows the history and landmarks of the town.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/ibstock-landmark-sculpture-296396 "Ibstock Landmark Sculpture"] Art UK. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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"Boundary Stone", of 2000, made in collaboration with Keith Seddon for Silkstone Parish Council, is in High Street, Silkstone, South Yorkshire. It is made of sandstone with ceramic details. A metal plaque briefly describes the 19th-century Silkstone Waggonway.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/boundary-stone-311012 "Boundary Stone"] Art UK. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
"Relaunch", in the Waterfront Garden in Selby, North Yorkshire, and "Three Swans", nearby on Ousegate, were commissioned by Selby Council and installed in 2009. Made of galvanised cast iron on a plinth of handmade bricks, "Relaunch" depicts four figures, a Monk, a Miller, a Miner, and a Marine Engineer, each important to the history of Selby. "Three Swans", made of galvanised cast iron, relates to the town's coat of arms.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/relaunch-282350 "Relaunch"] Art UK. Retrieved 11 March 2024.[https://selbycivicsociety.org.uk/plaques/waterfront-garden-and-amphitheatre/ "Waterfront Garden and Amphitheatre"] Selby Civic Society. Retrieved 11 March 2024.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/three-swans-282353 "Three Swans"] Art UK. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
"Fauldhouse Mining Tribute", created with the artist Billy Caulfield, was installed in 2022 in Fauldhouse, West Lothian. The sculpture, supported by West Lothian Council, celebrates the history of mining in the area and shows several miners and the inscription "Fauldhouse a Community Built on Coal".[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/west-lothian-village-unveil-long-27409454 "West Lothian village to unveil long-awaited tribute to coal miners"] Daily Record, 6 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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Category:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
Category:Alumni of Gray's School of Art