John Shaw (stone carver)
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John Shaw, MA FRSA (b. 1952) is a British stone letter-carver, based in Saxby, Lincolnshire, England.
Education[]
Shaw was educated at Derby College of Arts from 1970–71[1] where he was the Earp Legacy Award winner. He graduated from Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, in 1974 with a BA in Fine Art. A PGCE followed from Brighton Polytechnic in 1975, and then an MA in 1983 from Birmingham Polytechnic.[1] Shaw has had Workshop experience with Seán Crampton, David Kindersley and Ieuân Rees. He is also a member of the Art Workers Guild.
Exhibitions[]
Shaw has had solo exhibitions in the Royal Society of Arts, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Sam Scorer Gallery (Lincoln), Monnow Valley Arts Centre (Herefordshire),[1] Harley Gallery and Foundation at Welbeck Abbey.
List of works[]
- Sir Frank Whittle in Westminster Abbey
- Accrington Pals for St John’s Church Accrington
- Bishop John Robinson in Arncliffe, North Yorkshire
- Valley Parade Fire in Bradford Cathedral
- Fund Raisers in Bradford Cathedral
- Royal Maundy in Bradford Cathedral
- Pope John Paul II, St. Thomas More Church, Coventry
- Eighth Army, Dunkirk, Normandy Veterans in St. Peter’s Church, Derby
- Mayflower Pilgrims, Henlow, Hertfordshire
- J.B. Priestley in Hubberholme, North Yorkshire
- Foundation stone for West Yorkshire Playhouse
- Bishop Kenneth Skelton in Lichfield Cathedral
- Memorial to the Emergency Services, Commonwealth Games, Royal Maundy and Regimental Memorials in Manchester Cathedral
- Royal Arms for
- Mary Potter Tomb in Nottingham Cathedral
- War memorials for St Wilfrid’s Church, Preston
- Preston Pals war memorial, Preston railway station[2]
- Plaque for the William Wordsworth Sesquicentenary, Rydal Mount, Cumbria
- Burma Star memorial, Salisbury Cathedral
- War Memorial, St Helen's Church, Saxby, Lincolnshire
- Plaque for Lord Byron, , Southwell, Nottinghamshire
- Memorial to Arthur Troop, Christ Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Memorial to Tom Beastall, Tickhill Parish Church, South Yorkshire
- Memorial for the Dunkeswick Air Disaster, Weeton Parish Church, North Yorkshire
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c John Shaw. Texts that have taken my Fancy, A Personal Statement in Carved Lettering. Monnow Valley Arts Centre, 2008.
- ^ "Preston Pals war memorial unveiled at Preston station". BBC News. UK: BBC. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from West Lindsey District
- Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts
- Alumni of the University of Brighton
- Alumni of Birmingham City University
- English calligraphers
- British sculptors
- British male sculptors
- Stone carvers
- British letter cutters