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Home & NewsGuy Reid is a British artist who was born in Johannesburg in 1963 and grew up in London and Shropshire. After having completed his BA in Politics and History at North London Polytechnic in 1984, Reid began training as a classical carver and restorer, going on to work for the world-renowned Spink Workshop (now Arlington Conservation), where he completed work for institutions as varied as the Metropolitan Museum New York, the Getty Museum California, Harewood House and the Sir John Soane Museum London. Go to web page About Guy to read more on Guy Reid and his sculptures. ANTHONY LIN'S INTRODUCTION TO GUY REID'S WORKAsian art expert and Hong Kong based fine art dealer Anthony Lin writes an introduction to Reid's work. Read Introduction. LATEST WORKBelow is an image of Guy's latest work 'Man Lifting Himself',scale 74 x66 cm. Reid has also made a large relief study of the same subject. Further images can be seen of both works on the Latest Work page of this site. .jpg "Guy Reid Man Lifting Himself") Guy is currently working towards a collaborative exhibition between the Musée de Préhistoire in Aurignac S.W. France and MOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Peckham London. Reid will be showing an entirely new body of work which references the theme of prehistory. INSTALLATION OF WORK AT THE TOWER OF LONDON 10th February - 26th March 2016Guy showed this figure in The Chapel Royal at the Tower of London as part of an itinerant exhibition around the theme of The Stations of the Cross.The life sized sculpture made in 2007 is carved in relief with the artist as the model himself. The exhibition was currated by Terry Duffy and Aaron Rosen and took place in London over lent. Other exhibiting venues included The National Gallery and St. Paul's Cathedral.  FACE 2016Two of Guy's recent monochrome works, Girl Holding iphone and a relief study of Girl Holding iphone, have been selected for FACE2016, The Society of Portrait Sculptors Annual exhibition in London.   FACE 2016 La Galeria Pall Mall London W1 16-21 May 2016 PORTRAIT OF ALAN CARR
Below is a sculpture portrait of the British T.V. chat show host and comedian Alan Carr, otherwise known as 'Chattyman'. The work is in his own private collection.  ,TALK AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON'Why Colour has a Place in Portrait Sculpture'. 11th November 2015 National Portrait Gallery Ondaatje Lecture Theatre Guy was invited by The Society of Portrait Artists to give their annual lecture at the National Portrait Gallery London in November 2015. The talk was co-presented by Dr.Holly Trusted, Senior Curator of Sculpture at the Victoira and Albert Museum, and was about the role of colour portrait sculpture. For further information on the contents please contact the artist. SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT SCULPTORS PRIZE 2015Guy is delighted to announce that this portrait of Dame Jaqueline Wilson was judged the best exhibit at the 2015 Society of Portrait Sculptures 52nd Annual Exhibition in Pall Mall, London.  EXHIBITION L'ESPACE CROIX BARAGNON, TOULOUSEThe Question Is? Jan. 20th - 7th March 2015 L'Espace Croix Baragnon Toulouse 31000 'I tought about a mantra, like an opened meditation And the wood material that we almost forgot....' Brigitte Meunier-Bosch writing on 'The Question Is? 'On est devant un registre absoulment original, qui se situe entre la 2D et la 3D' Catherine Huber, Flash (Lire Magazine Article) January through to March 2015 Guy exhibited at the contemporary art center, L'Espace Croix Baragnon in Toulouse. For the exhibition he created a monumental site specific relief 3.5 m high x 2.0 m wide titled 'The Question Is?' The relief represents 9 large multiple angled views in persective of a sculpture of Andrew sitting cross legged. Below are some images of the works shown. .jpg "The Question Is?") Image François Deladerrière  Image François Deladerrière  Image François Deladerrière  Image François Deladerrière  Image Guy Reid  'NOUS' EXHIBITION AND BOOKJuly 12th- 5th October 2013 La Chapelle-St Jacques Centre de l'art Contemporain St Gaudens Haute-Garonne, FRANCE  Nous Image: Lucas Charrier Throughout the summer of 2013, Guy was showing with La Chapelle de St Jacques, Centre de l'art Contemporain at St Gaudens in South West France. The works exhibited focused on intimate portraits of Andrew and the artist himself. Amongst new sculptures shown were three self-portaits of Guy at 50. The last in the series shows Reid carrying his baby daughter Pearl. To see images please go to Recent Exhibitions on the Gallery page of this site. In conjuction with the exhibition, a book has been published by the French art house publishers Analogues. Entitled 'NOUS' it looks primarily at portraits of Andrew done over the past 10 years but also includes other portraits of people closely linked to Guy. The book can be ordered online directly from the Analogues Press or bought through good art book sellers. English speakers can also order 'NOUS' via Les Presses du Réel. Price €26 + p&p ISBN 978-2-35864-048-0 Here you can see a 10 minute film by Lucas Charrier about the making of the exhibition 'NOUS' and a second 2 minute film interview about my work made by Jonathan Nicodème with Véronique Fauvet-Lamonerie . Both films are in French, en Français. Film 1 Film 2 PRESS:Parcours des Arts Read/Lire ReviewLa Depeche Read/Lire Review 'LITTLE ME' at the Coningsby Gallery London W1Guy exhibited throughout February 2013 with the Coningsby Gallery London W1. Amongst works included were a new double portrait of Andrew and Guy as Gentleman Farmers, a portait of Grace pregnant (friend and mother of Guy's daughter Pearl), and four portraits of authors commissioned by the publisher David Fickling.      Enquiries: Contact Coningsby Gallery London W1. 'CRAFTS' MAGAZINE ARTICLERead the abbreviated online version of Teleri Lloyd-Jone's UK Craft's Council's 'Crafts' magazine article on Guy Reid and his show 'Little Me' at the Coningsby Gallery London. Read MAKING PHILIP PULLMAN:A 15 minute film by Margot Donkervoort. The Dutch film maker Margot Donkervoort has made a short film about the work processes involved in producing a second portrait of Philip Pullman commissioned by the author himself. View Film You can also view Margot's first film Making Andrew showing the making of a portrait of Andrew from start to finish. View Film DAVID FICKLING: CHILDREN'S AUTHOR COMMISSIONGuy has recently been commissioned to do several children's author portraits. The first four are of writers Philip Pullman, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, writer/ illustrators Nick Sharratt and Ian Archie Beck. They can be seen below with the authors comments. Further images are on the Portfolio page of this site. These are the first in a series commissioned by the publisher David Fickling. .jpg "Author Portraits") Image: Margot Donkervoort 'I'm absolutely bowled over not only by the detail - which is small enough to have been done by the Tailor of Gloucester - but by the overall shape and feel and gestalt of it. That's ME, small enough to hold in the hand.....and so entirely THERE. Guy you are a genius. I love it!' Philip Pullman Dec 2010 'It's so strange looking at a perfect miniature version of yourself. I must have presented a real challenge as a model, with my short hair, black dress, fancy shoes and huge rings- Guy has worked wonders. I think he's caught the very essence of me' Dame Jackie Wilson April 2011 |
 Guy Reid ExhibitionsEVENTS/EHIBITIONS Stations of the Cross. Art and Passion
The Chapel Royal Tower of London 10th February - 26 March 2016 FACE 2016 Society of Portrait Sculptors Annual Exhibition La Galleria Pall Mall London 16-21 May 2016 Exhibition/Intervention Musée Forum d'Aurignacien S.W. France April-October 2017 MOCA (Museum of Contemprary Art London) March 26th - 30th April 2017 MONOCHROME Solo Show Coningsby Gallery London W1 October 2017 |
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