Alison Wilding

Artist biography:

Born in 1948 in Lancashire

Studied at the Nottingham College of Art, the Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in Chislehurst and the Royal College of Art (1970-73).

Wilding's early works are multi-media installations, but she is best known for her later abstract sculptures which use a wide variety of materials. As well as traditional materials such as wood, stone and bronze, she has used steel, wax, silk and other materials. Wilding's discerning feel for material qualities combines with her use of traditional sculptural processes such as modelling, carving and casting to explore contrast and similarity and to develop a highly sensitive and unique visual language.

Her work is exhibited in various public collections including Tate Britain, the Henry Moore Institute, the MusÉe de Beaux Arts in Calais and the Scottish National Gallery.