Laura Ford
Laura Ford’s sculptures are faithful representations of fantasy with sometimes bitter sweet and menacing qualities mixed with tenderness. She uses humour and an acute observation of the human condition to engage with wider social and political issues. Intensely crafted but playful, her work encompasses drawing, painting, performance, set design and she has increasingly taken on the challenge of public art alongside museum and gallery shows.
Ford studied at Bath Academy of Art between 1978-82 including a period at the Cooper Union School of Art, New York. Her work is represented in many public collections including; Tate, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Government Art Collection, Potteries Museum, National Museums and Gallery of Wales; Museum of Modern Art, University of Iowa; Arts Council of Great Britain; Contemporary Art Society; Unilever plc; Penguin Books; Oldham Art Gallery, The New Art Gallery Walsall, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, The Meijier Gardens, Grand Rapids USA and The Gateway Foundation, St. Louis, as well as numerous private collections.
She lives and works in West Sussex alongside her husband, sculptor Andrew Sabin.
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Red Mist, 2022
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Tailchaser III, 2022
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My Little Marini (Fabric), 2021
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Big Drunk Bird Over The Side, 2020
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My Little Marini (Bronze), 2020
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Elemental Princess, 2019
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Hot Pink Fuzz, 2019
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Hung Up, 2018
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Rocks in my pockets, Devil on my Back, 2017
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Silent Howler I, 2016
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Chattering Girl l , 2015
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Love / Hate Girls 2, 2014
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LAURA FORD: REVEAL AND CONCEAL
10 Sep 2022 - 2 Jan 2023We are delighted to support Reveal and Conceal, a new exhibition showcasing current and existing works by Welsh Artist Laura Ford, featuring a reconvening of characters from the past two...Read more -
Flock
20 May - 11 Jun 2022Held at a beautiful chapel on the edge of Bruton, the inaugural exhibition by Bo Lee and Workman features a selection of sculptors repurposing different forms and materials essential to...Read more