Curriculum Vitae - Philip Bews
Public Commissions
Public Commissions with Diane Gorvin
Education, Qualifications, Posts
Fire Sculptures
Workshops
Exhibitions
Media & Publications
Born 17 September 1951.
| Education, Qualification, Posts | |
| 2006 | Awarded the Diploma of Nomination Award by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, Beijing Municipal Culture Bureau and the Culture and Ceremonies Department of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad for our proposal Olympic Circle Heads. |
| 2006 | Proposal Oyster Observatory selected for the The First International Elaborate Sculptures Exhibition of An International City of Sculpture and Cultural Year of Zhengzhou, China. |
| 2005 | Invited to participate in a Public Art Symposium,Taizhou City, China. |
| 2005 | Invited to join the Local Management Committee of Taurus Crafts. |
| 2004 |
Public Art Slide Lecture for the Sculpture Department, University of Porto, Portugal - Fire Sculptures. |
| 2003 |
Images of public sculptures used in Public Voice - 2003 Observation of Public Art, Shanghai, China. |
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| 2002 | Selected with Diane Gorvin to make a site specific sculpture for Kelowna City’s Rotary Centre for the Arts as a part of the Okanagan Thompson Sculpture Symposium in Canada during the summer of 2002. |
| 2002 |
Elected to the boards of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Trust and BigArt Web |
| 2001 | Ciresio sculpture made in Spain for the Sculpture Biennial, Rincon de Ademuz. Awarded the Gold Manzana by the panel for the best sculpture in the exhibition & also awarded the Silver Manzana by the vote of the participating sculptors. |
| 2000 | Wasa Ship Fire Sculpture and Pegasus tree branch sculpture at Sofiero Castle, Helsingborg, Sweden. |
| 1996 | Lambton Worm and Penshaw Monument Fire Sculpture. Commissioned by Durham County Council to celebrate the end of the Visual Arts Year, North of England. |
| 1996 | 6 week Residency in Perth Area, Western Australia, working with 2 Art Colleges, and community to create 10m high X 16m wide fire sculpture Forest Phoenix in bush environment. Associated small steel elements. |
| 1993-97 | Advisor on Visual Arts to North West Arts Board. |
| 1992 | Lantern Installation, Biot, France. |
| 1989-91 | Tutor on OCA Course in Sculpture, West Cheshire College, Chester. |
| 1989 | Walker Art Gallery Residency. |
| 1988-89 | Tutor in Sculpture and 3D Studies, Art Foundation Course, Wirral Metropolitan College. |
| 1986-88 | Sculpture Residency, Birchwood Community & High School, Warrington. |
| 1987 | 3 week residency at Norton Priory Museum, Runcorn. |
| 1986-87 | Awarded Sir John Moores Scholarship in Fine Art, Liverpool Polytechnic. |
| 1983-86 | Fine Art BA Hons. Degree Course, Liverpool Polytechnic; awarded First Class Honours Degree. |
| 1982-83 | Art Foundation Course, Chester F.E. College. |
| 1974-78 | Associate Landscape Architect, employed by Runcorn New Town Development Corporation. |
| 1970-74 | Degree course in Landscape Architecture, Manchester Polytechnic. |
Fire Sculptures |
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| 1986 onwards - More than 30 large scale public fire sculpture events in the North West, East Anglia and Forest of Dean - audiences up to 8,000. | |
Exhibitions |
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| Work exhibited in group shows throughout the North-West, including exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery, The Tate Liverpool, The Bluecoat Gallery, etc and since 1997 in the South West e.g. Quenington Sculpture show, Forest Open Studios, Parkfields Gallery and Eastnor Castle. 2003 Digital Art Exhibition, The Islington Museum, London. | |
Media & Publications |
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| Work featured on BBC TV North West, ITV Anglia, BBC Radio 2 & 5, Wales & GMR. Articles in Artist Newsletter, Country Living, Journals of Civic Trust, Royal Society of British Sculptors, London Docklands, Groundwork Trust and Landscape Institute. | |
| Regular coverage in National Regional and Local Press. Leaflets from NWAB, Museums, Groundwork Trust, Mersey Community Forest, Local Authorities & Sustrans. | |
| Work in books - ‘Public Sculpture of Liverpool’, ‘Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester’, ‘The Book of Watford’, ‘The Great Bev’, ‘Hereford Trail’, ‘Real Cardiff Two’ and in ‘Art in Public’. | |
Workshops |
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| Numerous regular community/schools workshops and short residencies with associated exhibitions and talks; e.g. Liverpool Schools/Tate Gallery project, 1994. Also many wood carving projects for organizations like Groundwork and Ranger Services with public participation. | |