Sally Matthews (sculptor)
Sally Matthews (born 1964) is an English sculptor, known particularly for sculptures of animals, which stand in locations in the UK.
Life and works
File:Bison sculpture by Sally Matthews.jpg
Matthews was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and in 1986 gained a first-class degree in fine art at Loughborough College of Art. She received bursaries from Northern Arts in 1989 and 1992, and residencies include Grizedale Forest. Many works have been created by commission.[https://artuk.org/discover/artists/matthews-sally-b-1964 "Sally Matthews"] Art UK. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Matthews has written: "My work is in praise of animals, to remind us of our spiritual and physical need for them and the incalculable example their nature provides us with."[https://www.grizedalesculpture.org/archive/2021/5/13/sally-matthews-wolves-at-grizedale-2021 "Sally Matthews – Wolves"] Grizedale Sculpture. Retrieved 27 June 2024. The materials used "all have a relevance to the subject I am making. They usually have a texture and colour that means no surface has to be added." They "are often suggested by the subject, or the place I am working in."[https://five-ways.net/artists/sally-matthews/ "Sally Matthews"] Five-Ways. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Her works include the following:
Sculptures in Grizedale Forest in Cumbria are "Wild Boar" (1988), "Wolves" (1990) and "A Cry in the Wilderness" (1993).[https://www.grizedalesculpture.co.uk/series/sally-matthews/ "Sally Matthews"] Grizedale Sculpture, Retrieved 27 June 2024. Matthews has written that "such a place helps my work to be seen not as sculpture but as animals connected to their landscape".
Three sculptures of Irish elk (1994), commissioned by Sustrans, are in Snibston Colliery Park, Leicestershire. They are made of welded mining artefacts.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/irish-elk-296392 "Irish Elk"] Art UK. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Three sculptures of Lincoln Longwool sheep are near Stixwould, Lincolnshire. They are made from welded scraps of iron and chains. The sculptures were funded by the European Union, Lincolnshire County Council and the East Midlands development agency.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lincoln-longwool-sheep-304306 "Lincoln Longwool Sheep"] Art UK. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
"Donkey Crossing" (c. 2010) consists of three bronze sculptures of donkeys by Selworthy Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It was commissioned by Rhyne's art project "Revealing the Hidden". An inscription tells that after working hard through the summer season on the beach, the donkeys crossed here on their way to local pasture for the winter.[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/donkey-crossing-324164 "Donkey Crossing"] Art UK. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Sally}}
Category:Alumni of Loughborough University
Category:Artists from Staffordshire
Category:People from Tamworth, Staffordshire