AUSTIN EMERY
ARTIST
CONTACT
(647) 914-2272
AUSTIN@AUSTINEMERY.COM
WWW.AUSTINEMERY.COM
BORN OTTAWA, CA
WORKS TORONTO, CA & LONDON, UK
PROFILE
MY WORK IS AN AMALGAM BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE, MATERIALS AND SPACES IN THE CREATION OF A 'SOCIAL FABRIC' WHICH INVIGORATES EMPOWERMENT AND INSTILLS A BROAD SENSE OF PURPOSE AND BELONGING IMBUED IN THE ARTIFACTS CONCEIVED. MAKING SCULPTURE, TRANSFORMING MATERIAL, OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER... OUR PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL REALITY.
EXHIBITIONS + ENGAGEMENT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 SOCIALLY DISTANCED. LAWN 634. TORONTO, CANADA
2018 PROGRESSION. BERMONDSEY ST. FESTIVAL & WHITES ARCH. LONDON, UK
2017 LANGUAGE OF THE CORNERSTONE. WHITES ARCH. LONDON, UK
2012 ART AT THE FSA. CANARY WHARF. LONDON, UK
2010 EXPRESSTANEOUSMOMENTERIALISM. ACQUIRE ARTS. LONDON, UK
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MONUMENTS
2013-2021 CORNERSTONE. TANNER STREET PARK, LONDON, UK SE1. PROJECT LEAD THROUGH CONCEPTION, DESIGN, PROMOTION AND DELIVERY. OPEN PUBLIC STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS, FABRICATION OF PERMANENT MONUMENT INTEGRATING ALL STONES CARVED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER LIAISON AND MANAGEMENT (PUBLIC, CORPORATE, INDIVIDUAL), COMMUNITY CONSULTATION. SUPPORTED BY MAYOR OF LONDON.
2012-2014 THE SHARED. TYERS ESTATE, LONDON, UK SE1. PROJECT LEAD THROUGH CONCEPTION, DESIGN, PROMOTION AND DELIVERY. OPEN PUBLIC STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS, FABRICATION OF PERMANENT MONUMENT INTEGRATING ALL STONES CARVED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER LIAISON AND MANAGEMENT (PUBLIC, CORPORATE, INDIVIDUAL),
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
TRANSMORFISM SCULPTURE PROJECT
2016 PUBLIC STONE SCULPTING WORKSHOPS.
GUY STREET PARK, LONDON, UK. JUNE 2016
2015 PUBLIC STONE SCULPTING WORKSHOPS.
TANNER STREET PARK, LONDON, UK. JUNE 2015
FUN PALACE SCULPTURE PROJECT
2015 PUBLIC STONE SCULPTING WORKSHOPS.
POTTERS FIELDS, LONDON, UK OCT 4, 2015
LEATHERMARKET COMMUNITY SCULPTURE PROJECT
2013 PUBLIC STONE SCULPTING WORKSHOPS.
WHITES GROUNDS ESTATE, LONDON, UK OCT 2013
2012 PUBLIC STONE SCULPTING WORKSHOPS.
TYERS ESTATE, LONDON, UK OCT 2012
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2016 TRANSMORFISM SCULPTURE EXHIBITION. GUY STREET PARK. LONDON, UK
2015 TRANSMORFISM SCULPTURE EXHIBITION. TANNER STREET PARK. LONDON, UK
2014 THE LEATHERMARKET COMMUNITY SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, SUGAR CUBE. LONDON, UK
2013 THE SCULPTURE PARK OPEN ANNUAL. CHURT, SURREY, UK
2012 ART & ARCHITECTURE. BERMONDSEY ST. FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, DELFINA, LONDON, UK
2010 3 ON A CORNER. ACQUIRE ARTS. LONDON, UK
2010 URBAN ART FAIR. LONDON, UK.
2009 ART & ARCHITECTURE. BERMONDSEY ST. FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, LONDON, UK
2009 CORK STREET OPEN EXHIBITION. GALLERY IN CORK STREET. LONDON, UK
2009 CONTEMPORARY ART. LYON & TURNBULL. LONDON, UK
2008 SUMMERS PLACE AUCTION. SOUTHEBY'S. WEST SUSSEX, UK
2008 UNTITLED ARTISTS FAIR JUNE. CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL. LONDON, UK
2007 SCULPTURE IN THE GARDEN, MASTERS AND EMERGING SCULPTORS FROM STUDIO SEM. LEICESTER, UK
COMMISSIONS
2006-18 ROYAL ALBERT HALL. HONOURARY PLAQUES. KENSINGTON GORE, LONDON, UK
2018 PLASHET PARK; PEACE STONES THEATRE. NEWHAM, LONDON, UK [SUSPENDED]
2010 CHAPTER HOUSE RESTORATION PROJECT. WESTMINSTER ABBEY. LONDON, UK
2006 BERMUDA CATHEDRAL RESTORATION PROJECT, BERMUDA
SHORT-LISTED COMMISSIONS + PROJECTS
2021 EGLINTON WAY BIA ART WALK - TORONTO, ON, CANADA
2011 NEWBURY'S HORSE GREEN SCULPTURE. NEWBURY, UK
2007 MONTAGUE CENTRE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION. WORTHING, UK
EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVING & MASONRY
NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (CITY & GUILDS)
WEYMOUTH COLLEGE | WEYMOUTH, UK | 1991-1993
WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST FELLOWSHIP
STUDIO SEM | PIETRASANTA, ITALY | 2005
AWARDS
2013 BEST COMMUNITY ART PROJECT. SOUTHWARK ARTS FORUM (SAF). LONDON, UK
2012 MOST INNOVATIVE NON-HOUSING PROJECT. SOUTHWARK COUNCIL. LONDON, UK
2007 SAATCHI ONLINE MAGAZINE. "CRITIC'S CHOICE" BY REBECCA WILSON
SELECTED PRESS
"PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS." THOMAS, MAURA. SCULPTURE - A PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER. JUL 2, 2021
"IT TOOK A VILLAGE TO BUILD THIS SCULPTURE." CARTER, SUE. TORONTO STAR. FEB 16 2021.
"AUSTIN EMERY’S THE SHARED LANDS IN BERMONDSEY." LONDON SE1 WEBSITE.
SEPT 22, 2014.
"ART FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE." SWINTON, GEORGE. THE RIVER MAGAZINE.
WINTER 2012/2013.
THE MASTERY OF MARBLE." GASCOIGNE, LAURA, THE TIMES, JULY 3, 2007.
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